Floriano Vieira Peixoto

Vice-president:	None
Date of birth:	April 30, 1839
Place of birth:	Ipioca, Alagoas
Date of death:	July 29, 1895
Place of death:	Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro
Party:	None

Floriano Vieira Peixoto (1839–1895) was Brazilian soldier and politician, born in Ipioca (nowadays a district in the city of Maceió), in the State of Alagoas and veteran of the War of the Triple Alliance, second President of Brazil. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Flag of Alagoas See other Brazilian States Capital Maceió Largest City Maceió Area 27 818 km² Population   - Total   - Density 2 822 621 101. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Ipanema beach, in the South Zone, immortalised by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Morais song The Girl from Ipanema Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese), pron. ... Maceió, Alagoas (Brazil). ... Flag of Alagoas See other Brazilian States Capital Maceió Largest City Maceió Area 27 818 km² Population   - Total   - Density 2 822 621 101. ... Combatants Paraguay Uruguay, Argentina, Brasil Commanders Francisco Solano López Bartolomé Mitre, Duke of Caxias Strength at the beginning of the war ca. ...

Election and Succession as President

Floriano Peixoto was an Army Marshal when elected Vice-President in 1891 and later rose to the Presidency following the resignation of Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca in November 1891, first President of Brazil following the end of the Monarchy [1] in 1889. Floriano Peixoto came to the Presidency in a difficult period of the young First Republic and his ascendancy to the Presidency was deemed unconstitutional since the Article 42 of the Constitution indicated that, in the case of resignation of the incumbent, the Vice-President could only assume the Presidency if half of the President's mandate was completed.

Government

Floriano Peixoto defeated a naval officers rebellion against him (1893) and a seditious military movement in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. His government was marked by increased centralization of power and nationalism. 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Rio Grande do Sul (pron. ...

Legacy

He is often referred to as "the Consolidator of the Republic" or "The Iron Marshall". He left the Presidency in November 15, 1894 but despite his unpopularity, the "Iron Marshal" was responsible for the consolidation of the new Republican Government.

See also: List of Presidents of Brazil Deodoro da Fonseca (Manuel) Deodoro da Fonseca (August 5, 1827 - August 23, 1892) overthrew Emperor Pedro II to become the first president of a Republic of Brazil. ... See also List of Presidents of Brazil The President of the Federal Republic of Brazil is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. ... Prudente José de Morais e Barros (October 4, 1841 - December 3, 1912) was Governor of the State of São Paulo, he was the first civilian and elected president of Brazil, in 1894, assuming the presidency in November 15, 1894 until November 15, 1898. ... Category: ... This is a list of Presidents of Brazil. ...