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Floriano Peixoto | |
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President of Brazil | |
In office 23 November 1891 – 15 November 1894 | |
Vice President | None |
Preceded by | Deodoro da Fonseca |
Succeeded by | Prudente de Morais |
Vice President of Brazil | |
In office 26 February 1891 – 23 November 1891 | |
President | Deodoro da Fonseca |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Manuel Vitorino |
Justice of the Superior Military Court | |
In office 26 February 1891 – 29 June 1895 | |
Nominated by | Deodoro da Fonseca |
Preceded by | Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca |
Succeeded by | Carlos Machado Bittencourt |
Minister of War | |
In office 19 April 1890 – 22 January 1891 | |
President | Deodoro da Fonseca |
Preceded by | Eduardo Wandenkolk |
Succeeded by | Antônio Falcão da Frota |
President of the Mato Grosso Province | |
In office 13 September 1884 – 5 October 1885 | |
Preceded by | Baron of Batovi |
Succeeded by | José Joaquim Ramos Ferreira |
Personal details | |
Born | Maceió, Alagoas, Empire of Brazil | 30 April 1839
Died | 29 July 1895 Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 56)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | |
Children | 8 |
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Alma mater | Praia Vermelha Military School |
Signature | |
Nickname(s) | "The Consolidator of the Republic" "The Iron Marshal" "The Sphinx" |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Brazil Republic of the United States of Brazil |
Branch/service | Imperial Brazilian Army Brazilian Army |
Years of service | 1857-1884 1885-1891 1894-1895 |
Rank | Marshal |
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Battles/wars |
Brazilian Naval Revolt |
Floriano Vieira Peixoto (Portuguese pronunciation: [floɾiˈɐ̃nu viˈe(j)ɾɐ pe(j)ˈʃotu] 30 April 1839 – 29 June 1895), born in Ipioca (today a district of the city of Maceió in the State of Alagoas), nicknamed "The Iron Marshal",[1] was a Brazilian military and politician, a veteran of the Paraguayan War, and the second president of Brazil.[2] He was the first vice president of Brazil to have succeeded the president mid-term.
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