Eurico Gaspar Dutra
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| Term of office: | January 31, 1946–January 31, 1951 |
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| Predecessor: | José Linhares |
| Successor: | Getúlio Vargas |
| Vice-President: | Nereu Ramos |
| Date of birth: | May 18, 1883 |
| Place of birth: | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso |
| Date of death: | June 11, 1974 |
| Place of death: | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Party: | Social Democratic Party - PSD |
Eurico Gaspar Dutra, (1883-1974), was a Brazilian general, politician and president of Brazil from 1946-1951.
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 Getulio 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.