Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian politician
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Place of Birth: Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Brazil
About Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
- Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC (Portuguese pronunciation: [fr?~'sisku d?i 'pawl? ro'drigis 'awvis]; 7 July 1848 – 16 January 1919) was a Brazilian politician who first served as governor of the State of São Paulo in 1887, then as Treasury minister in the 1890s.
- Rodrigues Alves was elected President of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906. During this term he remodeled the then Brazilian capital, Rio de Janeiro, an effort punctuated by the 1904 "Vaccine Revolt".
- He was elected president for a second term in 1918, but died in the influenza pandemic before assuming power, on 16 January 1919.
- He was succeeded by his vice-president, Delfim Moreira.
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