Polity Republic of the United States of Brazil

This article is about the specific polity Republic of the United States of Brazil and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The Empire of Brazil became a Republic after the deposition of Emperoro Pedro II in 1889.

Establishment

  • November 1889: Proclamation of the Brazilian Republic.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Acre War

Was a border dispute between Bolivia and the First Brazilian Republic over the Acre Region.

1.1. Third "Republic of Acre"

Was the third establishment of the Republic of Acre in the Bolivian region of the same name. The Republic was eventually annexed by Brazil.

  • April 1904: A presidential decree incorporated Acre as part of Brazil.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1892: The territory of Counani returned under brazilian control.
  • August 1895: Expulsion of James Hardne-Hickey.
  • October 1898: The borders of Brazil with Argentina are defined by the 1898 Treaty (which is based on the Arbitration Award of 1895 ), issued by the President of the United States Grover Cleveland.
  • November 1903: The Treaty of Petrópolis settled the border between Brazil and Bolivia in favor of Brazil, which gained control of the region of Acre.
  • January 1905: In 1904 a Frenchman named Adolphe Brezet self-proclaimed himself "Président de l'État libre de Counani" in the Brazilian Amapa region.
  • April 1907: Territorial change based on available maps.
  • April 1907: The Vásquez Cobo-Martins treaty of 1907 defined the border between Brazil and Colombia.
  • January 1913: The Free State of Counani is disestablished by Brazilian authorities.
  • November 1928: Definition of the border of Colombia with Brazil.
  • January 1967: In the new Constitution of 1967 the name of the country was changed from Republic of the United States of Brazil to Federative Republic of Brazil.

Disestablishment

  • January 1967: In the new Constitution of 1967 the name of the country was changed from Republic of the United States of Brazil to Federative Republic of Brazil.