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José Alencar

1931 - 2011

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José Alencar Gomes da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ alẽˈkaʁ ˈɡõmiz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; 17 October 1931 – 29 March 2011) was a Brazilian businessman, entrepreneur and politician who served as the 23rd vice president of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2011. In business from a young age, Alencar became a self-made multimillionaire as the chief executive of Coteminas, a leading textile manufacturer. In the 1990s, Alencar groomed his son to succeed him at the company. He opted to enter politics in his home state, Minas Gerais. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Alencar is the 11,904th most popular politician (up from 12,101st in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 364th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Alencar ranks 11,904 out of 19,576. Before him are Vladimir Stoychev, André Marie, Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, Mart Siimann, Orontes II, and Viliam Široký. After him are Mohammed Basindawa, Charles Athanase Walckenaer, Constance of France, Princess of Antioch, Philaretos Brachamios, Paek Nam-sun, and Malusha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, José Alencar ranks 250. Before him are Galina Zybina, Bernard Panafieu, Jean Béliveau, Yulian Semyonov, Mino De Rossi, and Michel Deville. After him are Willie Mays, Richard Ratsimandrava, Hana Brady, David Wilkerson, David Cooper, and Dino da Costa. Among people deceased in 2011, José Alencar ranks 187. Before him are Norio Ohga, James Hillman, Valery Rozhdestvensky, Bhupen Hazarika, Koichi Tohei, and Jacques Fatton. After him are Saad el-Shazly, Elaine Stewart, James L. Elliot, Hind Rostom, David Wilkerson, and John Wood.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Alencar ranks 334 out of 2,236. Before him are Monteiro Lobato (1882), Oswald de Andrade (1890), Éder Jofre (1936), Diane, Duchess of Württemberg (1940), Jair Marinho (1936), and Zé Sérgio (1957). After him are Joel Camargo (1946), Augusto da Costa (1920), Dorival Caymmi (1914), Silvio Santos (1930), Edmundo (1971), and Paulinho (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, José Alencar ranks 52. Before him are José Bonifácio de Andrada (1763), Nereu Ramos (1888), Augusto Tasso Fragoso (1869), Carlos Luz (1894), Delfim Moreira (1868), and Luís Carlos Prestes (1898). After him are Arthur Bernardes (1875), Carlos María de Alvear (1789), Alfredo Ovando Candía (1918), Jaime Lerner (1937), Marina Silva (1958), and Júlio Prestes (1882).

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