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Afonso Pena

1847 - 1909

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Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena (30 November 1847 – 14 June 1909), often referred to as Afonso Pena, was a Brazilian lawyer, professor, and politician who served as the sixth president of Brazil, from 1906 until his death in 1909. Pena was elected in 1906, the chosen successor of president Rodrigues Alves. Pena was the first politician from Minas Gerais to win the presidency, ending the series of politicians from São Paulo who had held the presidency since 1894. Before his presidency, he served as the 4th vice president of Brazil, under Rodrigues Alves (1903–1906) after the death of Silviano Brandão. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Afonso Pena is the 8,172nd most popular politician (up from 8,937th in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 207th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Afonso Pena ranks 8,172 out of 19,576. Before him are Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Harold Holt, Zu Jia, Heinz Jost, Anote Tong, and Eurybiades. After him are Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Mauregatus of Asturias, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Adolph Diesterweg, and Eudokia Angelina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Afonso Pena ranks 33. Before him are Camille Doncieux, Galileo Ferraris, Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Robert Fuchs, Sidney Sonnino, and Hans Gross. After him are Nakano Takeko, Ferdinand Fellner, Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Giuseppe Giacosa, Adolf von Hildebrand, and Jacob Schiff. Among people deceased in 1909, Afonso Pena ranks 34. Before him are Ludwig Gumplowicz, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Renée Vivien, Naftali Herz Imber, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, and George Meredith. After him are Caran d'Ache, Harry Seeley, Abdul Karim, Friedrich Martens, Richard Bowdler Sharpe, and Walther Ritz.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Afonso Pena ranks 174 out of 2,236. Before him are Orlando Peçanha (1935), Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará (1875), Francisco Aramburu (1922), Venceslau Brás (1868), Dirceu (1952), and Pierre Clostermann (1921). After him are Jorginho (1964), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), Friaça (1924), Toquinho (1946), Pedro Américo (1843), and Giovane Élber (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Afonso Pena ranks 31. Before him are Floriano Peixoto (1839), Jânio Quadros (1917), Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847), Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883), Washington Luís (1869), and Venceslau Brás (1868). After him are Prudente de Morais (1841), Geraldo Alckmin (1952), Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848), Café Filho (1899), Charles, Duke of Guise (1571), and Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811).

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