Nilo Peçanha
President of Brazil
Died when: 56 years 181 days (677 months)Star Sign: Libra
Nilo Procópio Peçanha (Portuguese pronunciation: ['nilu pro'k?pju pe's???]; 2 October 1867 – 31 March 1924) was a Brazilian politician who served as seventh president of Brazil.
He was governor of Rio de Janeiro (1903–1906), then elected the fifth vice president of Brazil in 1906.He assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Pena and served until 1910.
Despite controversies involving his racial identity, Peçanha is frequently considered as Brazil's first Afro-Brazilian president.
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