Fernando Henrique Cardoso
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Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Personal data
Date of birthJune 18, 1931(age 79)
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
NationalityBrazilian
Political partyBrazilian Social Democracy Party - PSDB
SpouseRuth Corrêa Leite Cardoso (deceased)
Alma materUniversidade de São Paulo
ProfessionSociologist
34th President of Brazil
In officeJanuary 1, 1995 - January 1, 2003
PresidentMarco Maciel
Vice PresidentMarco Maciel
Succeeded byLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byItamar Franco

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Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born June 18, 1931) - also known by his initials FHC - was the 34th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for two terms from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2003. He is an accomplished sociologist, professor and politician. He was awarded in 2000 with the prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.

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Brazil May Benefit from Lower Global Growth, Economists Say - Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce Tweet this news
Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce---...- Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra, a member of PSDB (Social Democrats), the party of the previous Brazilian president, -Fernando Henrique Cardoso-."--- - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:51:55 GMT+00:00
Em conferência na Flip, FHC defende ações afirmativas no Brasil - Agência Brasil Tweet this news
Agência Brasil--Paraty (RJ) - O sociólogo e ex-presidente -Fernando Henrique Cardoso-, convidado para a conferência de abertura da oitava edição da Festa Literária ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:45:04 GMT+00:00
Science-based drug policies for injecting drug users gain support ahead of Vienna - Times LIVE (blog) Tweet this news
Times LIVE (blog)--“The war on drugs has failed,” said former Brazilian president -Fernando Henrique Cardoso-. “In Latin America, the only outcome of prohibition is to shift ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:03:44 GMT+00:00
Proposed forest law threatens Amazon rainforest - Greenpeace UK (blog) Tweet this news
Greenpeace UK (blog)--It's been around in one form or another since 1934, and was significantly improved by the previous president, -Fernando Henrique Cardoso-. ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:11:28 GMT+00:00
Iran Sanctions: an Obsession Explained in Five Acts and a Poem - OpEdNews Tweet this news
OpEdNews--In the second half of the 1990s, at the onset of his first term as Brazil's president, -Fernando Henrique Cardoso-, or -FHC- for short, faced a dilemma. ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:56:01 GMT+00:00
Why Brazil must try harder - Financial Times Tweet this news
Financial Times--Under the presidencies of -Fernando Henrique Cardoso- (1995-2003) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-), it has achieved stable democratic rule. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:01:03 GMT+00:00
Some Erroneous Theses About Latin America (and the World) - Pravda Tweet this news
Pravda--This statement, originally from -Fernando Henrique Cardoso-, who tried and sought justification for oligarchic rule, which has always ruled for only a part of ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:46:51 GMT+00:00
Brazil's View On Europe - Eurasia Review Tweet this news
Eurasia Review--During -Fernando Henrique Cardoso's- presidency, Brazilian diplomacy was marked by the rise of pragmatic institutionalists within the Ministry of Foreign ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:32:43 GMT+00:00
Espanha homenageia FHC por contribuição à paz social - EFE Tweet this news
EFE--O ex-presidente -Fernando Henrique Cardoso- receberá nesta quinta-feira o Prêmio Gumersindo de Azcárate por sua contribuição à paz social, uma homenagem ... - Date : Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:45:57 GMT+00:00
Drug Violence Drops In Rio de Janeiro As New Policing Techniques Introduced - Latin America News Dispatch Tweet this news
Latin America News Dispatch---...- of public health system in combatting drug trafficking � a topic in which Brazilian ex-president -Fernando Henrique Cardoso- has taken a leading role. ... - Date : Thu, 20 May 2010 11:19:00 GMT+00:00

Government offices
Preceded by
Celso Lafer
Foreign Minister of Brazil
1992-1993
Succeeded by
Celso Amorim
Preceded by
Eliseu Resende
Finance Minister of Brazil
1993-1994
Succeeded by
Rubens Ricupero
Party political offices
Preceded by
Mário Covas
PSDB Party presidential candidate
1994 (Won) and 1998 (Won)
Succeeded by
José Serra
Political offices
Preceded by
Itamar Franco
President of Brazil
1995 - 2003
Succeeded by
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva


Presidents of Brazil

Old republicDeodoro da Fonseca * Floriano Peixoto * Prudente de Morais * Campos Sales * Rodrigues Alves * Afonso Pena * Nilo Peçanha * Hermes da Fonseca * Venceslau Brás * Delfim Moreira * Epitácio Pessoa * Artur Bernardes * Washington Luís * Júlio Prestes * Mena Barreto * Isaías de Noronha
Vargas eraAugusto Fragoso * Getúlio Vargas * José Linhares
Republic of 1946Eurico Gaspar Dutra * Getúlio Vargas * João Café Filho * Carlos Coimbra da Luz * Nereu de Oliveira * Juscelino Kubitschek * Jânio Quadros * Ranieri Mazzilli * João Goulart
Military dictatorshipHumberto Castello Branco * Artur da Costa e Silva * Aurélio de Lira Tavares * Augusto Rademaker * Márcio Melo * Emílio Garrastazu Médici * Ernesto Geisel * João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo
New republicTancredo Neves * José Sarney * Fernando Collor * Itamar Franco * Fernando Henrique Cardoso * Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva



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