Prudente de Morais

President of Brazil

4 October 1841 Itu, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil

3 December 1902(1902-12-03) (61) Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

15 November 1894 – 14 November 1898

3rd President of Brazil In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Morais and the second or paternal family name is Barros. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Prudente de Morais" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) His Excellency Prudente de MoraisOfficial portrait3rd President of BrazilIn office 15 November 1894 – 14 November 1898Vice President Manuel VitorinoPreceded by Floriano PeixotoSucceeded by Campos Sales Personal detailsBorn(1841-10-04 ) 4 October 1841 Itu, São Paulo, Empire of BrazilDied3 December 1902(1902-12-03) (aged 61) Piracicaba, São Paulo, BrazilNationalityBrazilianPolitical partyLiberal Party (until 1873) Republican Party of São Paulo (1873–1893) Federal Republican Party (1893–1902)Signature Other offices held 1891–1894: President of the Federal Senate 1890–1891: President of the Constituent Assembly 1890–1894: Senator for São Paulo 1889–1890: President of São Paulo 1889–1889: Member of the São Paulo Governing Junta 1885–1886: General Deputy for São Paulo 1881–1882: Provincial Deputy, São Paulo 1878–1879: Provincial Deputy, São Paulo 1868–1869: Provincial Deputy, São Paulo Prudente José de Morais e Barros (Portuguese pronunciation:  ; 4 October 1841 – 3 December 1902) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who was the third President of Brazil. He is notable as 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. His presidency, which lasted from 15 November 1894 until 14 November 1898, was marked by 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. Previously he had been the 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 approved Brazil's 1891 Constitution. The city of Presidente Prudente, located in the western part of the State of São Paulo, is named after him.