Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves

Politician

1848 – 1919

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Who was Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves?

Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC was a Brazilian politician who first served as governor of the State of São Paulo in 1887, then as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected President of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906.

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 before assuming power, on 16 January 1919. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Delfim Moreira.

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Born
Jul 7, 1848
Guaratinguetá
Also known as
  • 弗朗西斯科·德·保拉·罗德里格斯·阿尔维斯
  • Родригис Алвис, Франсиску ди Паула
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Died
Jan 16, 1919
Rio de Janeiro

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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