Afonso Pena

His Excellency

Afonso Pena
His Excellency; Afonso Pena
President of Brazil
	In office; 15 November 1906 – 14 June 1909
Vice President	Nilo Peçanha
Preceded by	Rodrigues Alves
Succeeded by	Nilo Peçanha
Vice President of Brazil
	In office; 17 June 1903 – 14 November 1906
President	Rodrigues Alves
Preceded by	Rosa e Silva
Succeeded by	Nilo Peçanha
Personal details
Born	30 November 1847; Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil
Died	14 June 1909 (aged 61); Catete Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	Conservative Party (1874–1889); Mineiro Republican Party (1889–1909)
Spouse(s)	Maria Guilhermina de Oliveira (m. 1875⁠–⁠1909); his death
Children	12
Alma mater	University of São Paulo
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	Other offices held 1900–1902:; President of the Belo Horizonte Deliberative Council ; 1895–1898:; President of the Bank of Brazil ; 1900–1902:; State Senator, Minas Gerais ; 1892–1894:; President of Minas Gerais ; 1891–1891:; State Senator, Minas Gerais ; 1885–1885:; Minister of Justice ; 1884–1884:; Minister of War ; 1883–1884:; Minister of Agriculture and Transport ; 1882–1882:; Minister of War (interim) ; 1882–1882:; Minister of the Navy (interim) ; 1878–1889:; General Deputy for Minas Gerais ; 1874–1878:; Provincial Deputy, Minas Gerais ;

Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena (Portuguese: [aˈfõsu awˈɡustu moˈrejrɐ ˈpenɐ]; 30 November 1847 – 14 June 1909) was a Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazil between 1906 and 1909.^[1] He was the first president to die in office. Pena died of pneumonia on 14 June 1909.

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