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Fernando Henrique Cardoso

1931 - Today

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Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brazilian Portuguese: [feʁˈnɐ̃du ẽˈʁiki kaʁˈdozu] ; born 18 June 1931), also known by his initials FHC (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˌɛfjaɡaˈse] ), is a Brazilian sociologist, professor, and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003. He was the first Brazilian president to be reelected for a subsequent term. An accomplished scholar of dependency theory noted for his research on slavery and political theory, Cardoso has earned many honors including the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (2000) and the Kluge Prize from the US Library of Congress (2012). Cardoso was inaugurated as president on January 1, 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Henrique Cardoso is the 3,046th most popular politician (down from 2,772nd in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 55th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Brazilian Politician.

Fernando Henrique Cardoso was the president of Brazil from 1995 to 2003. He is most famous for his social policies and economic reforms.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fernando Henrique Cardoso ranks 3,046 out of 19,576. Before him are Antiochus VII Sidetes, Aleksandar Ranković, Aspar, Senusret II, John Sparrow David Thompson, and La Malinche. After him are Sargon I, Hyejong of Goryeo, Thomas Boni Yayi, Prabowo Subianto, John Boland, and Antonín Novotný.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Fernando Henrique Cardoso ranks 54. Before him are John Gavin, John le Carré, Nawal El Saadawi, Kakuichi Mimura, William Shatner, and Viktor Korchnoi. After him are Hamilton O. Smith, Michael Lonsdale, Caterina Valente, Takashi Takabayashi, Jim Jones, and Richard Rorty.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso ranks 54 out of 2,236. Before him are Bebeto (1964), Kaká (1982), Zito (1932), Astrud Gilberto (1940), José Altafini (1938), and Dunga (1963). After him are Tostão (1947), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Leônidas (1913), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), and João Goulart (1918).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso ranks 9. Before him are Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Getúlio Vargas (1882), Michel Temer (1940), Maria II of Portugal (1819), and Juscelino Kubitschek (1902). After him are Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), João Goulart (1918), Deodoro da Fonseca (1827), Anita Garibaldi (1821), Tancredo Neves (1910), and Ernesto Geisel (1907).

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