Fernando Henrique Cardoso

President of Brazil

18 June 1931 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002

"Fernando Cardoso" redirects here. For other uses, see Fernando Cardoso (disambiguation). 34th President of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso GCB GCTE GCoIISE GColIH GColL GCM RE DMN CYC OMRI (Portuguese:  ; born 18 June 1931), also known by his initials FHC ( ), is a Brazilian sociologist, professor and politician who served as the 34th President of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2002. He was the first Brazilian president to be reelected for a subsequent term. An accomplished scholar of dependency theory noted for his research on slavery and political theory, Cardoso has earned many honors including the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (2000) and the Kluge Prize from the US Library of Congress (2012). He was the 10th president of International Sociological Association (1982–1986).