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11/15/2023Categories: Republican, Republican Coup, Today in Brazil

Today in Brazil: Deodoro da Fonseca proclaims the Republic in Brazil

On November 15, 1889, Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca, a military figure and politician, declared the Republic of Brazil through a coup d’état. As the first president in the country’s history, his tenure was marked by considerable political and economic instability.

08/11/2023Categories: Imperial, Republican, Republican Coup

Floriano Peixoto and the Fall of the Brazilian Monarchy

The last cabinet of the Brazilian Empire appointed Floriano Peixoto (1839-1895), a distinguished soldier and veteran of the Paraguayan War, to the position of army adjutant-general. He was originally from Alagoas and had a strong association with the Liberal Party. Like Deodoro, he had participated extensively in the campaign against Lopez. He returned as a lieutenant colonel.

Today in Brazil: Deodoro da Fonseca proclaims the Republic in Brazil

Floriano Peixoto and the Fall of the Brazilian Monarchy

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