Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira (1849 to 1923), also known as Rui Barbosa, was a Brazilian politician, writer, jurist, philologist, journalist and diplomat. He was a prominent advocate for civil liberties and for the abolition of slavery, represented Brazil at the Second Hague Peace Conference, and later argued for Brazil to join the Allied side in the First World War. He was a founding member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and served as its president from 1908 to 1919. He ran for the Brazilian presidency several times without success and spent a period in exile during the presidency of Floriano Peixoto. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira, also known as Rui Barbosa, was a Brazilian politician, writer, jurist, philologist, journalist and diplomat.
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Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira (1849 to 1923), also known as Rui Barbosa, was a Brazilian politician, writer, jurist, philologist, journalist and diplomat.
Introduction, role
Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira, also known as Rui Barbosa, was a Brazilian politician, writer, jurist, philologist, journalist and diplomat.
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was a Brazilian politician
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Wikidata Q916935, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1849
Wikidata Q916935, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1849-11-05
Wikidata Q916935, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1923
Wikidata Q916935, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1923-03-01
Wikidata Q916935, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Salvador
Wikidata Q916935, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Petrópolis
- Member Of: Permanent Court of International Justice, Wikipedia category: Permanent Court of International Justice judges
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