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Military officer and statesmanPolitics1827–1892

Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca

An army marshal who led the proclamation of the republic in 1889, Deodoro da Fonseca became the country's first president, ruling in a centralizing and authoritarian manner until dissolving Congress in 1891, resigning shortly after amid institutional crisis.

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Closest Spectrum
Right
Closest Ideology
Militarism
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Ernesto Geisel
Portrait: Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca
1827–1892
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal17.5%
    Unitary82.5%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy23.8%
    Autocracy76.2%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security78.8%
    Liberty21.2%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation70%
    Multicultural30%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force70%
    Negotiation30%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention37.5%
    Interventionist62.5%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public37.5%
    Private62.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction62.5%
    Markets37.5%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism62.5%
    Free trade37.5%
  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular45%
    Religious55%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive18.8%
    Traditionalist81.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration52.5%
    Ecologist47.5%

What distinguishes Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 33.7 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyMarshal Deodoro da Fonseca 24% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Economic coordination

This position is 1.2 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 61% State directionMarshal Deodoro da Fonseca 63% State direction

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.