Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi ˈpawlɐ ʁoˈdɾiɡiz ˈawvis]; 7 July 1848 – 16 January 1919) was a Brazilian politician who first served as president of the Province of São Paulo in 1887, then as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected the fifth president of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906.
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| President of Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 15 November 1902 – 14 November 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Silviano Brandão (elect) None (1902–1903) Afonso Pena (1903–1906) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Campos Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Afonso Pena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In role 6 July 1918 – 16 January 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Delfim Moreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Venceslau Brás | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Delfim Moreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 July 1848 Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 January 1919 (aged 70) Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative (before 1889) PRP (1889–1919) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ana Guilhermina Borges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During this term he remodeled the then Brazilian capital, Rio de Janeiro, an effort punctuated by the 1904 "Vaccine Revolt". He was elected president for a second term in 1918, but died in the influenza pandemic before assuming power, on 16 January 1919. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Delfim Moreira.
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