President Fonseca of Brazil is driven out and followed by dictatorial rule

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 5.1.2: Brazilian Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Carolina Orloff (Independent Scholar - Europe)

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Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections
Dictatorships and coups

Dates

Date of occurrence 1891-11-23

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Brazil (Location)

In Brazil, Deodoro da Fonseca, the first President, who had taken over after leading the coup d'etat that deposed Pedro II, is now himself driven from office by a naval revolt. He is succeeded as president by Floriano Peixoto, who becomes known as 'the Iron Marshal' for his dictatorial style of government.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "President Fonseca of Brazil is driven out and followed by dictatorial rule". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19065, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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