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Eurico Gaspar Dutra

Eurico Dutra
Official portrait, 1946
16th President of Brazil
In office
31 January 1946 – 31 January 1951
Vice PresidentNone (Jan–Sep 1946)
Nereu Ramos (1946–1951)
Preceded byJosé Linhares
Succeeded byGetúlio Vargas
Minister of War
In office
5 December 1936 – 3 August 1945
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byJoão Gomes
Succeeded byGóis Monteiro
President of the Military Club
In office
1933–1934
Preceded byJosé Vitoriano Aranha da Silva
Succeeded byGuedes da Fontoura
Personal details
Born(1883-05-18)18 May 1883
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Empire of Brazil
Died11 June 1974(1974-06-11) (aged 91)
Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
Political partyPSD (1945–1965)
ARENA (1965–1974)
Spouse
Carmela Teles Leite
(m. 1914; died 1947)
Children2
Alma materMilitary School of Realengo
School of Artillery and Engineering
Army General Staff School
Profession
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/serviceBrazilian Army
Years of service1922–1974
RankField Marshal
Commands
See list
    • 2nd Infantry Brigade (1932–1933)
    • Directorate of Military Aviation (1933–1935)
    • 1st Infantry Brigade (1935)
    • 1st Military Region (1935–1936)
Battles/wars

Eurico Gaspar Dutra (Portuguese: [ewˈɾiku ɡasˈpaʁ ˈdutɾɐ]; 18 May 1883 – 11 June 1974) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who served as the 16th president of Brazil from 1946 to 1951. He was the first president of the Fourth Brazilian Republic, which followed the Vargas Regime.


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