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Epitacio Pessoa

His Excellency
Epitácio Pessoa
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11th President of Brazil
In office
28 July 1919 – 15 November 1922
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
In office
29 January 1902 – 17 August 1912
Nominated by Campos Sales
Preceded by Baron of Pereira Franco
Succeeded by Enéas Galvão
Prosecutor General of the Republic
In office
7 June 1902 – 21 October 1905
Nominated by Campos Sales
Preceded by Antônio Castro
Succeeded by Pedro Ribeiro
Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs
In office
15 November 1898 – 6 August 1901
President Campos Sales
Preceded by Amaro Cavalcanti
Succeeded by Barroso Júnior
Minister of Industry, Transportation
and Public Works
In office
13 December 1900 – 25 February 1901
President Campos Sales
Preceded by Almeida Maia
Succeeded by Almeida Maia
Personal details
Born (1865-05-23)23 May 1865
Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Empire of Brazil
Died 13 February 1942(1942-02-13) (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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