Floriano Peixoto

Floriano Peixoto
Official portrait, 1891
2nd President of Brazil
In office
23 November 1891 – 15 November 1894
Vice PresidentNone
Preceded byDeodoro da Fonseca
Succeeded byPrudente de Morais
Vice President of Brazil
In office
26 February 1891 – 23 November 1891
PresidentDeodoro da Fonseca
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byManuel Vitorino
Further offices held
Justice of the Superior Military Court
In office
26 February 1891 – 29 June 1895
Nominated byDeodoro da Fonseca
Preceded byHermes Ernesto da Fonseca
Succeeded byCarlos Machado Bittencourt
Minister of War
In office
19 April 1890 – 22 January 1891
PresidentDeodoro da Fonseca
Preceded byEduardo Wandenkolk
Succeeded byAntônio Falcão da Frota
President of Mato Grosso
In office
13 September 1884 – 5 October 1885
Preceded byBaron of Batovi
Succeeded byJosé Joaquim Ramos Ferreira
Personal details
Born
Floriano Vieira Peixoto

(1839-04-30)30 April 1839
Maceió, Alagoas, Empire of Brazil
Died29 June 1895(1895-06-29) (aged 56)
Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
(m. 1872)
Children8
Parents
  • Manuel Vieira de Araújo Peixoto (father)
  • Ana Joaquina de Albuquerque (mother)
Alma materMilitary School of Praia Vermelha
Signature
Nickname"The Iron Marshal"
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Brazil
First Brazilian Republic
Branch/serviceImperial Brazilian Army
Brazilian Army
Years of service1857-1884
1885-1891
1894-1895
RankMarshal
Commands
  • 9th Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Horse Artillery Regiment
  • Pernambuco War Arsenal
  • Commander of Arms of Mato Grosso
  • Army Adjutant General
  • Court Garrison
  • Rio de Janeiro Garrison
Battles/wars Federalist Revolution
Brazilian Naval Revolt

Floriano Vieira Peixoto (Brazilian Portuguese: [floɾiˈɐ̃nu viˈe(j)ɾɐ pe(j)ˈʃotu]; 30 April 1839 – 29 June 1895) was a Brazilian military and politician, a veteran of the Paraguayan War and several other conflicts, and the second president of Brazil.[1] Born in Ipioca [pt] (today a district of the city of Maceió in the state of Alagoas) and nicknamed "The Iron Marshal" (Portuguese: o Marechal de ferro),[2] he was the first vice president of Brazil to have succeeded the president mid-term.

  1. ^ Floriano Vieira Peixoto (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ "A República de Ferro". folha online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2015.