Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros (19 November 1863 – 25 April 1961) was a Brazilian
lawyer
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and
politician, and the President of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
for a total of 25 years (1898–1908 and 1913–1928), during the period of Brazilian history known as the ''
República Velha''.
Medeiros was born in
Caçapava do Sul
Caçapava do Sul is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, located on the banks of the Camaquã River. As of 2020, the city has an estimated population of 33,548. It was the 2nd capital of the Piratini Republic from 1839 ...
. He ran in the
presidential election of 1934, but was defeated by President
Getúlio Vargas. He died in
Porto Alegre, aged 97.
1863 births
1961 deaths
19th-century Brazilian lawyers
Republican Party of Rio Grande do Sul politicians
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio Grande do Sul
Candidates for President of Brazil
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