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José Linhares

1886 - 1957

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José Linhares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ʎĩˈɲaɾis]; 28 January 1886 – 26 January 1957) was a Brazilian lawyer who briefly served as the interim president of Brazil in the final months of the Estado Novo. As President of the Supreme Federal Court, he was called by the Armed Forces to take over the Presidency following the ousting of Getúlio Vargas in 1945, to the inauguration of Eurico Gaspar Dutra, in 1946, which marked the beginning of what is known today as the Fourth Brazilian Republic. Linhares was appointed Minister of the Supreme Federal Court in 1937, following the retirement of Ataúlfo Nápoles de Paiva, and served until his own retirement in 1956. He was twice President of the Supreme Federal Court, from 1945 to 1949, and from 1954 to 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Linhares is the 10,490th most popular politician (down from 10,125th in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 255th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Linhares ranks 10,490 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdalonymus, Neferkare Khendu, Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark, Lawrence Eagleburger, Tiberius Sempronius Longus, and Jesse Ventura. After him are Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg, William Fox, Ivonka Survilla, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, François Hanriot, and Berthar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, José Linhares ranks 124. Before him are Kurt Schmitt, Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Anandyn Amar, Lyuh Woon-hyung, and Ma Rainey. After him are Marthe Bibesco, Ty Cobb, Jean Hersholt, Rash Behari Bose, Georgios Tsolakoglou, and Lucien Gaudin. Among people deceased in 1957, José Linhares ranks 110. Before him are Walter Jakobsson, Katie Johnson, Sholem Asch, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Halil Kut, and Charles Kay Ogden. After him are Grace Coolidge, Kiyoshi Shiga, Maurice McLoughlin, Bertha Krupp, Marija Jurić Zagorka, and Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Linhares ranks 253 out of 2,236. Before him are Waldo Machado (1934), Adhemar da Silva (1927), Gustavo Kuerten (1976), Wilson da Silva Piazza (1943), Hermes da Fonseca (1855), and Anfilogino Guarisi (1905). After him are Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921), Aloísio Lorscheider (1924), Angelo Sormani (1939), Tite (1961), Julinho (1929), and Rodrigo Santoro (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, José Linhares ranks 44. Before him are Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803), Nilo Peçanha (1867), Epitácio Pessoa (1865), Raoni Metuktire (1940), Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (1910), and Hermes da Fonseca (1855). After him are Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841), José Bonifácio de Andrada (1763), Nereu Ramos (1888), Augusto Tasso Fragoso (1869), Carlos Luz (1894), and Delfim Moreira (1868).

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