Prudente de Morais
President of Brazil
Born on: October 4, 1841Died on: December 3, 1902
Aged: 61 years 60 days (733 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Brazilian
Birth Sign: Libra
Prudente José de Morais Barros was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the third president of Brazil from 1894 to 1898.
Morais was elected in 1894, being the first civilian president of the country, the first to be elected by direct popular ballot under the permanent provisions of Brazil's 1891 Constitution, and the first to serve his term in its entirety.
Before his presidency he served as president (governor) of the state of São Paulo and president of the Senate from 1891 to 1894.
He was also president of the Constituent Assembly that drafted and enacted the 1891 Constitution.
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