Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros (19 November 1863 – 25 April 1961) was a Brazilian
lawyer and
politician
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, and the President of
Rio Grande do Sul for a total of 25 years (1898–1908 and 1913–1928), during the period of Brazilian history known as the ''
República Velha
The First Brazilian Republic, also referred to as the Old Republic ( pt, República Velha ), officially the Republic of the United States of Brazil, refers to the period of Brazilian history from 1889 to 1930. The Old Republic began with the d ...
''.
Medeiros was born in
Caçapava do Sul. He ran in the
presidential election of 1934, but was defeated by President
Getúlio Vargas
Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazi ...
. He died in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...
, 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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