Prudente de Morais

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His Excellency Prudente de Morais
Official portrait, 1894
3rd President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1894 – 15 November 1898 Leave of absence 10 November 1896 – 3 March 1897
Vice President	Manuel Vitorino
Preceded by	Floriano Peixoto
Succeeded by	Campos Sales
Vice President of the Federal Senate
In office 19 June 1891 – 9 May 1894
Preceded by	Brás Carneiro
Succeeded by	Ubaldino do Amaral
President of the Constituent Assembly
In office 21 November 1890 – 24 February 1891
Preceded by	Silva Coutinho (1823)
Succeeded by	Antônio Carlos (1934)
Executive offices President of São Paulo In office 14 December 1889 – 18 October 1890 Vice President Francisco Glicério Luís Pereira Barreto Preceded by Governing Junta (acting) Succeeded by Jorge Tibiriçá Member of the São Paulo Governing Junta In office 16 November 1889 – 14 December 1889 Serving with Francisco Rangel Pestana, Joaquim de Sousa Mursa Preceded by Couto de Magalhães (as President) Succeeded by Himself (as President)
Legislative offices 1890–1894 Senator 1885–1886 General Deputy 1881–1882 Provincial Deputy 1878–1879 Provincial Deputy 1868–1869 Provincial Deputy
Personal details
Born	(1841-10-04)4 October 1841 Itu, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil
Died	3 December 1902(1902-12-03) (aged 61) Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	Liberal (until 1873) PRP (1873–1893) PRF (1893–1902)
Spouse	Adelaide de Morais Barros ​ ​ (m. 1866)​
Alma mater	Faculty of Law of São Paulo (LL.B.)
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Prudente José de Morais Barros^[a] (4 October 1841 – 3 December 1902), often referred to as Prudente de Morais, 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 Congress that drafted and enacted Brazil's 1891 Constitution.

His presidency was marked by the end of the Federalist Revolution in southern Brazil and the War of Canudos, a peasant revolt in the northeast of the country that was crushed by the Brazilian Army. He also had to face a break in diplomatic relations with Portugal that was successfully mediated by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

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