Washington Luís

Washington Luís
13th President of Brazil
In office November 15, 1926 – October 24, 1930
Vice President	Fernando de Mello Viana
Preceded by	Artur Bernardes
Succeeded by	Getúlio Vargas
Personal details
Born	October 26, 1869(1869-10-26) Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	August 4, 1957(1957-08-04) (aged 87) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	Republican Party of São Paulo
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Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈwɔʃintõ luˈis peˈrejrɐ dʒi ˈsowzɐ]; October 26, 1869 – August 4, 1957) was a Brazilian politician. His family was of Portuguese Romani descent. He was born in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, and moved to São Paulo, where he became a lawyer. Elected governor of São Paulo state in 1920 and president of Brazil in 1926, Washington Luís was the last president of the Brazilian First Republic (see also café com leite, coronelismo). Facing the 1929 crisis, the president lost almost all his support. He elected his friend Júlio Prestes as his successor in 1930, but just 3 weeks before the end of his term, Luís was overthrown by a coup d'etat (1930 Revolution) and was succeeded by a military junta.

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Preceded by Artur Bernardes	President of Brazil 1926–1930	Succeeded by Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by Altino Arantes Marques	President of São Paulo 1920–1924	Succeeded by Carlos de Campos

See also: List of Presidents of Brazil