Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (born 1827)

Deodoro da Fonseca

Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca was a Brazilian politician and military officer who served as the head of provisional government and the first president of Brazil. He was born in Alagoas in a military family, followed a military career, and became a national figure. Fonseca took office as provisional president after heading a military coup that deposed Emperor Pedro II and established the First Brazilian Republic in 1889, disestablishing the Empire. After his election in 1891, he stepped down the same year under great political pressure when he dissolved the National Congress.

Born

1827

August 5

Died

1892

Era

1820s

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1892 Died

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