Brazilian presidential election, 1918
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The Brazilian presidential election of 1918 was held on March 1, 1918. The president was elected by popular vote.
Rodrigues Alves never took office since he died of the Spanish flu
in 1919. His Vice President
, Delfim Moreira
(Minas Gerais
) became President until new elections
could be held.
Results
| Candidates | State | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues Alves | São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil... |
532,107 | 100.00% |
Rodrigues Alves never took office since he died of the Spanish flu
Spanish flu
The 1918 flu pandemic was an influenza pandemic, and the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus . It was an unusually severe and deadly pandemic that spread across the world. Historical and epidemiological data are inadequate to identify the geographic origin...
in 1919. His Vice President
Vice-President of Brazil
The Vice President of Brazil is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of Brazil after the President...
, Delfim Moreira
Delfim Moreira
Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro was a Brazilian politician. He was born in Minas Gerais state, and was elected vice-president in 1918. He assumed the presidency on November 15, 1918, due to the illness and death of former and now elect president Rodrigues Alves. However, Moreira suffered from...
(Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
) became President until new elections
Brazilian presidential election, 1919
The Brazilian presidential election of 1919 was held on April 12, 1919. The president was elected by popular vote.-Results:-See also:*President of Brazil*Politics of Brazil*List of political parties in Brazil...
could be held.
See also
- President of BrazilPresident of BrazilThe president of Brazil is both the head of state and head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Brazilian Armed Forces...
- Politics of BrazilPolitics of BrazilThe politics of Brazil take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, where by the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system...
- List of political parties in Brazil