Floriano Peixoto

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Floriano Vieira Peixoto (Brazilian Portuguese: [floɾiˈɐ̃nu viˈe(j)ɾɐ pe(j)ˈʃotu]; 30 April 1839 – 29 June 1895), was a Brazilian military officer and politician who served as the second president of Brazil from 1891 to 1894, being the first vice president of Brazil to have succeeded the president mid-term. Previously, from February to November 1891, he served as the first vice president of Brazil. His administration encompasses the greater part of the period in Brazilian history known as the "Republic of the Sword". A veteran of the Paraguayan War and several other conflicts in Brazil, Peixoto was nicknamed "The Iron Marshal" or "Consolidator of the Republic". Born in the province of Alagoas, he moved to Rio de Janeiro at the age of sixteen to complete his secondary education. In 1858, he entered the Military School of Rio de Janeiro, graduating as a second lieutenant in 1861. As a member—and later commander—of the 1st Battalion of Homeland Volunteers during the Paraguayan War, he took...

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