Nilo Peçanha

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Nilo Procópio Peçanha
7th President of Brazil
In office June 14, 1909 – November 15, 1910
Vice President(s)	None
Preceded by	Afonso Pena
Succeeded by	Hermes da Fonseca
Born	October 2, 1867 Campos, Rio de Janeiro
Died	March 31, 1924 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Political party	None

Nilo Procópio Peçanha (October 2, 1867 - March 31, 1924). Brazilian politician. President of Rio de Janeiro State (1903-1906). Elected vice-president in 1906, assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena and served until 1910.

Preceded by Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena	President of Brazil 1909–1910	Succeeded by Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca
	Vice-President of Brazil 1906–1909	Succeeded by None, eventually Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes
Preceded by Quintino Antônio Ferreira de Sousa	President of Rio de Janeiro 1903–1906	Succeeded by Francisco Chaves de Oliveira Botelho

See also: List of Presidents of Brazil