João Café Filho
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| Term of office: | August 24, 1954–November 9, 1955 |
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| Predecessor: | Getúlio Vargas |
| Successor: | Carlos Coimbra da Luz |
| Vice-President: | None |
| Date of birth: | February 3, 1899 |
| Place of birth: | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte |
| Date of death: | February 20, 1970 |
| Place of death: | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Party: | National Labour Party - PTN |
João Café Filho (February 3, 1899 - February 20, 1970). Brazilian politician. Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Café Filho was a journalist and federal deputy, elected vice-president in 1950, under Getúlio Dornelles Vargas. Following the Vargas suicide in 1954, Café Filho assumed the presidency. Two months before the end of his term (which was due to expire on January 31, 1956), he resigned from leadership of the government, citing poor health. Later he tried to resume his post, but was prevented from doing so by the Congress and the military, who suspected that he would not allow the president-elect Juscelino Kubitschek to take the oath of office.
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