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.
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