Fernando de Melo Viana (15 March 1878 – 10 February 1954) was a
Brazilian politician who was the 11th
vice president of Brazil
The Vice President of Brazil ( pt, Vice-Presidente do Brasil), officially the Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (''Vice-Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil''), or simply the ''Vice President of the Republic'' (''Vice-P ...
from 15 November 1926 to 24 October 1930 serving under President
Washington Luís. As vice president, he also served as the
President of the Senate
President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies.
The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for e ...
.
Later, he served as President of the 1946 Constituent Assembly.
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1878 births
1954 deaths
People from Sabará
Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
Republican Party of Minas Gerais politicians
Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–65) politicians
Vice presidents of Brazil
Presidents of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
20th-century Brazilian people
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