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Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (Portuguese pronunciation: [vẽsezˈlaw ˈbɾas peˈɾejɾɐ ˈɡõmis]; 26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966)[1] was a Brazilian politician who served as ninth president of Brazil between 1914 and 1918, during the First Brazilian Republic. Brás was born in Brasópolis (formerly São Caetano da Vargem Grande), Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. As the sixth vice president of Brazil, he also served as the President of the Senate.[2] He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. His government declared war on the Central Powers in October 1917 during World War I. He was the longest-lived Brazilian president, reaching 98 years of age.
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Venceslau Brás
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Official portrait, 1914
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| President of Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| In office 15 November 1914 – 15 November 1918 | |||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Urbano Santos | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hermes da Fonseca | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Delfim Moreira | ||||||||||||||
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| In office 15 November 1910 – 14 November 1914 | |||||||||||||||
| President | Hermes da Fonseca | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nilo Peçanha | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Urbano Santos | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1868-02-26)26 February 1868 Brasópolis, Province of Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 May 1966(1966-05-15) (aged 98) Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Republic of the United States of Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | PRM | ||||||||||||||
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(m. 1892; died 1925) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Francisco Brás Pereira Gomes (father) Isabel Pereira dos Santos (mother) | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law of Largo de São Francisco | ||||||||||||||
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Throughout his life Brás spelled his name Wenceslau Braz, although there exist postage stamps with the spelling Wenceslao as well. The 1943 reform of Portuguese orthography stipulates that the names of deceased persons must be spelled according to standard Portuguese spelling rules. All Portuguese-language texts about Brás published after 1966 must therefore spell his name Venceslau Brás.
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| Preceded by | President of Brazil 1914–1918 |
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| Preceded by | Vice President of Brazil 1910–1914 |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Minas Gerais 1909–1910 |
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| Preceded by | Oldest living state leader 12 December 1960 – 15 May 1966 |
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