Eurico Gaspar Dutra
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| Term of office: | January 31, 1946–January 31, 1951 |
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| Predecessor: | José Linhares |
| Successor: | Getúlio Vargas |
| Vice-President: | Nereu Ramos |
| Date of birth: | May 18, 1883 |
| Place of birth: | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso |
| Date of death: | June 11, 1974 |
| Place of death: | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Party: | Social Democratic Party - PSD |
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 entered World War II, and he succeeded Getúlio 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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