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Hermes da Fonseca
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President of Brazil (1855-1923)
Key facts
- Vice president
- Venceslau Brás
- Preceded by
- Nilo Peçanha
- Succeeded by
- Venceslau Brás
- Nominated by
- Afonso Pena
- President
- Afonso Pena
- Born
- ( 1855-05-12 ) 12 May 1855, São Gabriel , Rio Grande do Sul , Empire of Brazil
- Died
- 9 September 1923 (1923-09-09) (aged 68), Petrópolis , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Party
- PRC
- Spouses
- Orsina Francioni ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1878 ; died 1912 ) Nair de Tefé ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1913 )
- Relations
- Deodoro da Fonseca (uncle)
- Allegiance
- Empire of Brazil , Brazil
- Branch service
- Imperial Brazilian Army , Brazilian Army
- Years of service
- 1871-1906
- Rank
- Field Marshal
- Battles wars
- Brazilian Naval Revolts Vaccine Revolt Copacabana Fort revolt
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- São Gabriel
- Place of death
- Petrópolis
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- President of Brazil
- Educated at
- Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Conflict
- Revolta da Armada
- Military rank
- marshal
- Image
- Hermes da Fonseca (1910).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
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- Hermes da Fonseca
- date of birth
- 1855-05-12
- date of death
- 1923-09-09
- name in native language
- Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca
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Encyclopedic overview
Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛʁmiz ʁoˈdɾiɡiz dɐ fõˈsekɐ]; 12 May 1855 – 9 September 1923) was a Brazilian field marshal and politician who served as the eighth president of Brazil between 1910 and 1914. He was a nephew of marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first president of Brazil, and general João Severiano da Fonseca, patron of the Army Health Service. His parents were the marshal Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca and Rita Rodrigues Barbosa.
Early life
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