Hermes da Fonseca President

Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛɾmis roˈdriɡis da fõˈsekɐ]; 12 May 1855 – 9 September 1923) was a Brazilian soldier and politician. The nephew of Deodoro da Fonseca, the first Brazilian President, he was the country's Minister of War in 1906. In 1910, he was elected as the 8th president of Brazil, serving until 1914.He was on an official visit to Portugal when the revolution that overthrew the Portuguese monarchy and replaced it with a new republican regime took place.

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Hermes da Fonseca
Birth dateMay 12, 1855
Birth place
Empire of Brazil , Rio Grande do Sul , São Gabriel
Nationality
Brazilian people
Date of deathSeptember 09, 1923
Place of death
Brazil , Rio de Janeiro , Petrópolis , Rio de Janeiro (state)

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party
Conservative Republican Party
successor
vice president

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