João Pessoa (politician)
João Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (24 January 1878 – 26 July 1930) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served as the governor of Paraíba between 1928 and 1930.
João Pessoa | |
|---|---|
| President of Paraíba | |
| In office 22 October 1928 – 26 July 1930 | |
| Vice President | Álvaro Pereira de Carvalho |
| Preceded by | João Suassuna |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Pereira de Carvalho |
| Justice of the Superior Military Court | |
| In office 10 December 1920 – 26 July 1930 Acting: 18 July 1919 – 10 December 1920 | |
| Nominated by | Epitácio Pessoa |
| Preceded by | Vicente Neiva |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Prates de Sá |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1878 Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 26 July 1930 (aged 52) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Political party | Paraíba Republican Party |
| Spouse |
Maria Luísa de Sousa Leão Gonçalves
(m. 1905) |
| Relations | Epitácio Pessoa (maternal uncle) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Faculty of Law of Recife |
| Profession | Politician |
Pessoa was a supporter of Getúlio Vargas and ran as his running mate in the 1930 Brazilian presidential election in opposition to the café com leite system. Pessoa was assassinated shortly after the election which became one of the main causes of the Brazilian Revolution of 1930.
João Pessoa, the capital and largest city of Paraíba, was renamed in his honor.
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