Júlio Prestes
Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒulju ˈpɾɛstʃiz dʒi awbuˈkɛʁki]; 15 March 1882 – 9 February 1946) was a Brazilian poet, lawyer and politician. He was the last elected President of Brazil of the period known as the Old Republic, but never took office because the government was overthrown in the Revolution of 1930. Prestes was the only politician to be elected President of Brazil and then impeded from taking office. He was also the last person born in São Paulo to be elected president until the election of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018.
Júlio Prestes | |
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| President-elect of Brazil | |
| In role 21 May 1930 – 24 October 1930 | |
| Vice President | Vital Soares (elect) |
| Preceded by | Washington Luís |
| Succeeded by | Military Junta (interim) |
| President of São Paulo | |
| In office 17 July 1927 – 21 May 1930 | |
| Vice President | Heitor Teixeira Penteado |
| Preceded by | Carlos de Campos |
| Succeeded by | Heitor Teixeira Penteado |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 14 May 1923 – 14 July 1927 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| State Deputy of São Paulo | |
| In office 7 April 1909 – 7 April 1923 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
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| Born | Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque 15 March 1882 Itapetininga, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 9 February 1946 (aged 63) São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Profession | Lawyer, farmer |
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On 23 June 1930, he became the second Brazilian featured on the cover of Time magazine.
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