Carlos Luz
Carlos Coimbra da Luz (Portuguese: [ˈkaʁlus koˈĩbrɐ da ˈlus]; 4 August 1894 – 9 February 1961) was a Brazilian politician.[1]
Carlos Luz | |
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President of Brazil | |
In office November 8, 1955 – November 11, 1955 | |
Vice President | None |
Preceded by | Café Filho |
Succeeded by | Nereu Ramos (interim) |
Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais | |
In office February 1, 1947 – January 31, 1963 | |
In office May, 1935 – 1938 | |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office February 2, 1955 – November 8, 1955 | |
Preceded by | Nereu Ramos |
Succeeded by | José Antônio Flores da Cunha |
Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs | |
In office January 31, 1946 – October 2, 1946 | |
President | Eurico Gaspar Dutra |
Preceded by | Antônio de Sampaio Dória |
Succeeded by | Benedito Costa Neto |
Chairman of the Federal Savings Bank | |
In office July, 1939 – February, 1946 | |
President | Getúlio Vargas José Linhares |
Secretary of the Interior of Minas Gerais | |
In office December 15, 1932 – May, 1935 | |
Governor | Benedito Valadares |
Secretary of Agriculture, Transport and Public Works of Minas Gerais | |
In office September, 1932 – December 15, 1932 | |
Governor | Benedito Valadares |
Mayor of Leopoldina | |
In office January 1, 1924 – December 31, 1930 | |
Alderman of Leopoldina | |
In office 1923 – December 31, 1923 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 4 August 1894
Died | 9 February 1961 66) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged
Nationality | Brazilian |
Political party | PSD |
Other political affiliations | PP |
Spouse(s) | Maria José Dantas (died) Graciema Junqueira da Luz |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Federal University of Minas Gerais |
After the political crisis following the Getúlio Vargas suicide in 1954, Carlos Luz was the second of three presidents who ruled Brazil in a brief period of 16 months. At the time of President Café Filho's alleged illness in 1955 he was the President of the Chamber of Deputies[2], and so the next in the line of succession to the Presidency, since Filho had been the Vice President under Vargas. Luz headed the government only three days in November 1955 and was replaced by the Minister of Defence Henrique Teixeira Lott over his fear that Luz might support a plot to prevent President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek from taking office.[3]
As of 2019, Luz remains the shortest-serving President of Brazil.
References
- LEOPOLDINENSE.COM.BR. "História do Município de Leopoldina". Jornal Leopoldinense (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- "Presidentes da Câmara dos Deputados". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados.
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,893215,00.html
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Café Filho |
President of Brazil 1955 |
Succeeded by Nereu Ramos |