His Excellency Campos Sales |
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4th President of Brazil | |||||||||||||
In office 15 November 1898 – 15 November 1902 |
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Vice President | Rosa e Silva | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Prudente de Morais | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Rodrigues Alves | ||||||||||||
3rd Governor of São Paulo | |||||||||||||
In office 1 May 1896 – 31 October 1897 |
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Vice Governor | Peixoto Gomide | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Bernardino de Campos | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Peixoto Gomide (ex officio) | ||||||||||||
Minister of Justice | |||||||||||||
In office 18 November 1889 – 22 January 1891 |
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President | Deodoro da Fonseca | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ruy Barbosa | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | The Baron of Lucena | ||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||
Born |
Campinas, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil |
15 February 1841||||||||||||
Died | 28 June 1913 Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
(aged 72)||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||
Political party | Republican Party of São Paulo |
Dr. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (Portuguese pronunciation: [manuˈew feˈʁas dʒi ˈkãpus ˈsalis]; 15 February 1841 – 28 June 1913) was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer and politician who served as the 4th President of Brazil. He was born in the city of Campinas, São Paulo. He graduated as a lawyer from the Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco, São Paulo, in 1863. He served as a provincial deputy three times, general-deputy once, and also as minister of justice (1889-1891), senator and governor of São Paulo (1896–1897). The pinnacle of his political career was his election as president of Brazil, an office he held between 1898 and 1902. Austere financial reforms were adopted during his tenure.