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1891 Brazilian presidential election

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Field	Value
country	Brazil
flag_year	1889
next_election	1894 Brazilian general election
next_year	1894
election_date	February 1891
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	Deodoro da Fonseca (1889) (cropped).jpg
candidate1	Deodoro da Fonseca
electoral_vote1	129
percentage1	55.60%
image2	Prudentedemorais (cropped).jpg
candidate2	Prudente de Morais
electoral_vote2	97
percentage2	41.81%
title	President
before_election	Deodoro da Fonseca (Provisional)
after_election	Deodoro da Fonseca
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Vice presidential election
type	presidential
image1	Floriano Peixoto (1891) (Cropped).jpg
candidate1	Floriano Peixoto
electoral_vote1	153
percentage1	65.95%
candidate2	Eduardo Wandenkolk
electoral_vote2	57
percentage2	24.57%
image2	Almirante Eduardo Wandenkolk.jpg
title	Vice president
before_election	None
after_election	Floriano Peixoto
map_image	File:Colégio Eleitoral 1891.svg

Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 25 February 1891. They were the first presidential elections in the country following the overthrow of the monarchy, with the president and vice president elected by members of Congress. Under the constitution promulgated by Congress on 24 February 1891, the elections were held the following day and the winners took office on 26 February.

Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (who had been Head of the Provisional Government since 15 November 1889, when the monarchy was overthrown) was elected president, while Floriano Vieira Peixoto was elected vice president.

Results

President

Vice president

References

[https://www.marechaldeodoro.al.gov.br/a-cidade/conheca-o-marechal-deodoro-da-fonseca/o-congresso-nacional-constituinte-de-1890/ O Congresso Nacional Constituinte de 1890] Prefeitura de Marechal Deodoro

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