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Eurico Gaspar Dutra
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Eurico Gaspar Dutra, (18 May 1883 - 11 June 1974), was a Brazilian 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 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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