Júlio Prestes

Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒulju ˈpɾɛstʃiz dʒi awbuˈkɛɾki]; March 15, 1882 – February 9, 1946) was a Brazilian poet, lawyer and politician. He was the last elected President of Brazil of the period known as República Velha, but never took office because the government was overthrown in the Revolution of 1930. Júlio Prestes was the only politician who was elected President of Brazil to be impeded of taking office.[1] He was the last person born in São Paulo to be elected President of Brazil until the election of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Prestes and the second or paternal family name is Albuquerque.

Júlio Prestes
President of Brazil
Did not take office[lower-alpha 1]
Vice President	Vital Soares
Preceded by	Washington Luís
Succeeded by	Military Junta of 1930
13th President of São Paulo
In office July 14, 1927 – May 21, 1930
Vice President	Heitor Teixeira Penteado
Preceded by	Carlos de Campos
Succeeded by	Heitor Teixeira Penteado
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
In office May 3, 1923 – July 13, 1927
State Deputy of São Paulo
In office April 7, 1909 – April 7, 1923
Personal details
Born	Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque March 15, 1882 Itapetininga, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil
Died	February 9, 1946(1946-02-09) (aged 63) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	Republican Party of São Paulo
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On June 23, 1930 he became the second Brazilian to be on the cover of Time magazine.[2]

Early career

Prestes graduated with a Law degree from the Law School of São Paulo in 1906 (today's Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo). He married with Alice Viana Prestes, and had three children with her.

He started his political career in 1909, when he was elected State Representative in São Paulo by the Republican Party of São Paulo (PRP). He was reelected several times until 1923, defending the public employee in São Paulo.

As a State representative, he introduced legislation that created the Court of Auditors of São Paulo and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnology of University of São Paulo. He was the author of the law that incorporated the Sorocabana Railroad to the São Paulo State patrimony.

In Revolution of 1924, he fought on the Coluna Sul, with Ataliba Leonel and Washington Luís, expelling the rebels of the region of Sorocaba.

Political offices
Preceded by Carlos de Campos	13th President of São Paulo 1927–1930	Succeeded by Pedro Manuel de Toledo
Preceded by Washington Luís	President of Brazil Elect 1930	Succeeded by Military Junta of 1930

Notes

1. Júlio Prestes, elected on 1 March 1930, never took office due to the 1930 coup that deposed his predecessor Washington Luís.

References

1. "Uruguay - The struggle for national identity". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
2. "Júlio Prestes na capa da revista americana Time". Time.com.

External links

• Newspaper clippings about Júlio Prestes in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW