Floriano Vieira Peixoto (Portuguese pronunciation: 30 April 1839 – 29 July 1895), born in Ipioca (today a district of the city of Maceió in the State of Alagoas), nicknamed the "Iron Marshal", was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the Paraguayan War, and the second President of Brazil. He is the first Vice President of Brazil to have succeeded a former President mid-term.
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30 April 1839 Maceio, Alagoas
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29 July 1895 (aged 56) Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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