João de Deus Mena Barreto
João de Deus Mena Barreto (Porto Alegre, 30 July 1874 – Rio de Janeiro, 25 March 1933) was a Brazilian general and politician who briefly served as the president of Brazil while being a member of the provisional military junta of 1930. Born into a historically military family, Mena Barreto took up a military career in 1890. He fought in several internal conflicts, including the Federalist Revolution, a civil war, the 18 of the Copacabana Fort revolt, and a 1924 revolt in the North. With the Revolution of 1930 in Brazil, Mena Barreto and Augusto Tasso Fragoso orchestrated an uprising in the Federal District, overthrowing President Washington Luís and establishing the 1930 junta. After the junta transferred power to revolutionaries, Mena Barreto became the federal interventor for Rio de Janeiro and a mediator in the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932.
General João de Deus Mena Barreto | |
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| Member of the Brazilian Military Junta | |
| In office 24 October 1930 – 3 November 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Washington Luís (as President) |
| Succeeded by | Getúlio Vargas (as President) |
| Justice of the Superior Military Court | |
| In office 16 November 1931 – 25 March 1933 | |
| Nominated by | Getúlio Vargas |
| Preceded by | Feliciano Mendes de Morais |
| Succeeded by | Tasso Fragoso |
| Federal Intervenor in Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 30 May 1931 – 4 November 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Plínio Casado |
| Succeeded by | Pantaleão Pessoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1874 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 25 March 1933 (aged 58) Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
| Spouse | Ernestina Estela de Noronha |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | José Luís Mena Barreto (father) Rita de Cássia de Oliveira Melo (mother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Brazil |
| Branch/service | Brazilian Army |
| Years of service | 1890–1933 |
| Rank | Divisional general |
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