Borges de Medeiros

Borges de Medeiros
President of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
25 January 1913 – 25 January 1928
Preceded byCarlos Barbosa Gonçalves
Succeeded byGetúlio Vargas
In office
25 January 1898 – 25 January 1908
Preceded byJúlio de Castilhos
Succeeded byCarlos Barbosa Gonçalves
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
6 July 1935 – 10 November 1937
ConstituencyRio Grande do Sul
In office
15 November 1890 – 31 December 1892
ConstituencyRio Grande do Sul
Personal details
Born(1863-11-19)19 November 1863
Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died25 May 1961(1961-05-25) (aged 97)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyPRR (1882–1937)
UDN (1945–1961)
Spouse
Carlinda Gonçalves Borges
(m. 1889; died 1957)
Parents
  • Augusto César de Medeiros (father)
  • Miguelina de Lima Borges (mother)
Alma materFaculty of Law of Recife
OccupationEditor of A Federação
Profession
  • Journalist
  • Lawyer
Military service
AllegianceBrazil
Years of service1893–1895
RankLieutenant colonel
Battles/warsFederalist Revolution

Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros (19 November 1863 – 25 April 1961) was a Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as Chief Judge and was appointed as 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.[1] He "inherited" the presidency from Júlio de Castilhos, the local dictator against whom the 1893 Federalist Revolution had been fought.[2] Supporters of Borges de Medeiros were known as borgistas.[3]

Medeiros was born in Caçapava do Sul. He ran in the presidential election of 1934, but was defeated by President Getúlio Vargas. He died in Porto Alegre, aged 97.

References

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  1. ^ Hentschke, J. (2006-12-11). Vargas and Brazil: New Perspectives. Springer. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-230-60175-8.
  2. ^ Machado, Roberto Pinheiro (2018-06-11). Brazilian History: Culture, Society, Politics 1500-2010. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-5275-1209-2.
  3. ^ Hentschke, J. (2006-12-11). Vargas and Brazil: New Perspectives. Springer. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-230-60175-8.