Julio Prestes

Brazilian politician

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In Washington Luís
His candidate, Júlio Prestes, won in a controlled election in 1930; but the supporters of the opposition candidate, Getúlio Vargas, organized a successful coup d’état and deposed Luís on Oct. 24, 1930, just before he was to complete his term. The last president of the “old” republic, he…
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