Washington Luísの英語

Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈwɔʃintõ luˈis peˈrejrɐ di ˈsowzɐ]; October 26, 1869 - August 4, 1957) was a Brazilian politician. His family was of Portuguese Romani descent. He was born in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, and moved to São Paulo, where he became a lawyer. Elected governor of São Paulo state in 1920 and president of Brazil in 1926, Washington Luís was the last president of the Brazilian First Republic (see also café com leite, coronelismo). Facing the 1929 crisis, the president lost almost all his support. He elected his friend Júlio Prestes as his successor in 1930, but just 3 weeks before the end of his term, Luís was overthrown by a coup d'etat (1930 Revolution) and was succeeded by a military junta.