Júlio Prestes

Politician

1882 – 1946

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Who was Júlio Prestes?

Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque was a Brazilian politician. Governor of São Paulo state in 1926, he was elected president of Brazil on March 1, 1930, but never took office because the government was overthrown in the Revolution of 1930 that brought Getúlio Vargas to power, three weeks before Prestes' scheduled inauguration on November 15, 1930.

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Born
Mar 15, 1882
Itapetininga
Also known as
  • Julio Prestes
Profession
Died
Feb 9, 1946
São Paulo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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