- Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Infobox_President
name=Eurico Gaspar Dutra
nationality=Brazilian
term_start=January 31 ,1946
term_end=January 31 ,1951
predecessor=José Linhares
successor=Getúlio Vargas
birth_date=birth date|1883|5|18|mf=y
birth_place=Cuiabá ,Mato Grosso
death_date=death date and age|1974|6|11|1883|5|18|mf=y
death_place=Rio de Janeiro ,Rio de Janeiro
spouse=
party=Social Democratic Party - PSD
order=19thPresident of Brazil
vicepresident=Nereu Ramos Eurico Gaspar Dutra,PC (
18 May ,1883 -11 June ,1974 ), was aBrazil ian general, politician and president of Brazil from 1946-1951.He was born in
Cuiabá ,Mato Grosso , and like many other Brazilians, was from Azorean-Portuguese origin.Gaspar Dutra was one of the generals in charge of the soldiers on the
Brazilian Expeditionary Force that enteredWorld War II , and he succeededGetúlio Vargas in the presidency.He left it in 1951 and until then, he was considered as a presidential candidate.
Gaspar Dutra died in
Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil 's former capital.
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