Epitácio Pessoa
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His Excellency Epitácio Pessoa |
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| 11th President of Brazil | |
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In office 28 July 1919 – 15 November 1922 |
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| Vice President |
Delfim Moreira (1919–20) None (Jul–Nov 1920) Bueno de Paiva (1920–22) |
| Preceded by | Delfim Moreira |
| Succeeded by | Artur Bernardes |
| Minister of the Supreme Federal Court | |
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In office 29 January 1902 – 17 August 1912 |
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| Nominated by | Campos Sales |
| Preceded by | Baron of Pereira Franco |
| Succeeded by | Enéas Galvão |
| Prosecutor General of the Republic | |
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In office 7 June 1902 – 21 October 1905 |
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| Nominated by | Campos Sales |
| Preceded by | Antônio Castro |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Ribeiro |
| Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs | |
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In office 15 November 1898 – 6 August 1901 |
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| President | Campos Sales |
| Preceded by | Amaro Cavalcanti |
| Succeeded by | Barroso Júnior |
| Minister of Industry, Transportation and Public Works |
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In office 13 December 1900 – 25 February 1901 |
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| President | Campos Sales |
| Preceded by | Almeida Maia |
| Succeeded by | Almeida Maia |
| Personal details | |
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23 May 1865 Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 13 February 1942 (aged 76) Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Political party | Minas Gerais Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Maria da Conceição |
| Occupation | Law Professor |
Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa (Portuguese pronunciation: [epiˈtasju lĩˈdowfu da ˈsiwvɐ peˈsoɐ]; 23 May 1865 – 13 February 1942) was a Brazilian politician and jurist who served as 11th President of Brazil between 1919 and 1922, when Rodrigues Alves was unable to 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.
Epitácio Pessoa was born in Umbuzeiro, a small town in the state of Paraíba. His parents died of smallpox when he was only seven years old. He was taken in and educated by his uncle Henrique de Lucena, then the governor of Pernambuco. Pessoa endured a very poor childhood, but with great effort managed to earn a degree in law from the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Pernambuco, where he went on to become a professor. He eventually made his way to Rio de Janeiro.
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