Nilo Peçanha

Nilo Procópio Peçanha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnilu pɾoˈkɔpju peˈsɐɲɐ]; 2 October 1867 – 31 March 1924) was a Brazilian politician who served as seventh president of Brazil. He was governor of Rio de Janeiro (1903–1906), then elected the fifth vice president of Brazil in 1906. He assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Pena and served until 1910.

Nilo Peçanha
Official portrait, 1909
President of Brazil
In office
14 June 1909  14 November 1910
Vice PresidentNone
Preceded byAfonso Pena
Succeeded byHermes da Fonseca
Vice President of Brazil
In office
15 November 1906  14 June 1909
PresidentAfonso Pena
Preceded byAfonso Pena
Succeeded byVenceslau Brás
Other offices held
Minister of External Relations
In office
7 May 1917  15 November 1918
PresidentVenceslau Brás
Preceded byLauro Müller
Succeeded byDomício da Gama
President of Rio de Janeiro
In office
31 December 1914  7 May 1917
Vice PresidentFrancisco Guimarães
Preceded byOliveira Botelho
Succeeded byFrancisco Guimarães
In office
31 December 1903  1 November 1906
Vice PresidentOliveira Botelho
Preceded byQuintino Bocaiúva
Succeeded byOliveira Botelho
Senator for Rio de Janeiro
In office
3 May 1921  31 March 1924
Preceded byAlmeida Batista
Succeeded byJoaquim Moreira
In office
3 May 1912  31 December 1914
Preceded byOliveira Figueiredo
Succeeded byMiguel de Carvalho
In office
3 May 1903  29 December 1903
Preceded byRangel Pestana
Succeeded byOliveira Figueiredo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
18 November 1890  30 December 1902
ConstituencyRio de Janeiro
Personal details
Born(1867-10-02)2 October 1867
Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died31 March 1924(1924-03-31) (aged 56)
Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Political partyRio Republican Party
Spouse
Children3
Alma materFaculty of Law of Recife
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Despite controversies involving his racial identity, Peçanha is frequently considered as Brazil's first Afro-Brazilian president.

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