Floriano Peixoto

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Floriano Vieira Peixoto
2nd President of Brazil
In office November 23, 1891 – November 15, 1894
Vice President(s)	None
Preceded by	Deodoro da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Prudente de Morais
Born	April 30, 1839 Ipioca, Alagoas
Died	July 29, 1895 Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro
Political party	None

Floriano Vieira Peixoto (1839–1895), pron. IPA: [floɾi'ʌnu vi'ejɾɐ pej'ʃotu], born in Ipioca (today a district of the city of Maceió in the State of Alagoas), was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the War of the Triple Alliance, and the second President of Brazil.

[edit] Election and Succession as President

Floriano Peixoto was an Army Marshal when elected Vice-President in 1891 and later rose to the Presidency following the resignation of Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca in November 1891, first President of Brazil following the end of the Monarchy in 1889. Floriano Peixoto came to the Presidency in a difficult period of the young First Republic and his ascendancy to the Presidency was deemed unconstitutional since the Article 42 of the Constitution indicated that, in the case of resignation of the incumbent, the Vice-President could only assume the Presidency if half of the President's mandate was completed.

[edit] Government

Floriano Peixoto defeated a naval officers' rebellion against him (1893-1894) and a seditious military movement in the State of Rio Grande do Sul and in the State of Santa Catarina. His government was marked by increased centralization of power and nationalism.

[edit] Legacy

He is often referred to as "the Consolidator of the Republic" or "The Iron Marshal". He left the Presidency in November 15, 1894 but despite his unpopularity, the "Iron Marshal" was responsible for the consolidation of the new Republican Government.

Preceded by Deodoro da Fonseca	President of Brazil 1891–1894	Succeeded by Prudente de Morais
Preceded by Unknown or None	Vice-President of Brazil 1889–1891	Succeeded by Manuel Vitorino Pereira

See also: List of Presidents of Brazil