Epitácio Pessoa President

Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa (Portuguese pronunciation: [epiˈtasju lĩˈdowfu da ˈsiwvɐ peˈsoɐ]; 23 May 1865 – 13 February 1942) was a Brazilian politician and jurist, and president of the republic between 1919 and 1922, when Rodrigues Alves could not take office due to illness after being elected in 1918. His period of government was marked by military revolts that would culminate in the Revolution of 1930, which brought Getúlio Vargas into control of the federal government.In addition to his term as president, Pessoa served as Minister of Justice, a justice in the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Attorney General, a two-term Federal Deputy, a three-term Senator, Chief of the Brazilian delegation for the Treaty of Versailles, and a judge on the Permanent Court of International Justice.

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Epitácio Pessoa
Birth dateMay 23, 1865
Birth place
Umbuzeiro , Empire of Brazil , Paraíba
Nationality
Brazilian people
Date of deathFebruary 13, 1942
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro , Petrópolis , Rio de Janeiro (state)

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