Eurico Gaspar Dutra

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His Excellency Eurico Dutra
Official portrait, 1946
16th President of Brazil
In office 31 January 1946 – 31 January 1951
Vice President	None (Jan–Sep 1946) Nereu Ramos (1946–1951)
Preceded by	José Linhares (acting)
Succeeded by	Getúlio Vargas
Minister of War
In office 5 December 1936 – 3 August 1945
President	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	João Gomes
Succeeded by	Góis Monteiro
Personal details
Born	(1883-05-18)18 May 1883 Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Empire of Brazil
Died	11 June 1974(1974-06-11) (aged 91) Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
Political party	PSD (1945–1965) ARENA (1965–1974)
Spouse	Carmela Teles Leite ​ ​ (m. 1914; died 1947)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Military School of Realengo School of Artillery and Engineering Army General Staff School
Profession	military politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1922–1974
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	2nd Infantry Brigade (1932–1933) Directorate of Military Aviation (1933–1935) 1st Infantry Brigade (1935) 1st Military Region (1935–1936)
Battles/wars	Tenente Revolts Copacabana Fort revolt São Paulo Revolt of 1924 Brazilian Revolution of 1930 Constitutionalist Revolution Communist Uprising of 1935 Integralist Uprising Second World War
Eurico Gaspar Dutra's voice Speech by Eurico Gaspar Dutra on the rupture of Brazilian diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union (recorded 1947)

Eurico Gaspar Dutra (Portuguese: [ewˈɾiku ɡasˈpaʁ ˈdutɾɐ]; 18 May 1883 – 11 June 1974) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who served as the 16th president of Brazil from 1946 to 1951. He was the first president of the Fourth Brazilian Republic, which followed the Vargas Regime.