Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva, José

Japanese: ボニファシオ（英語表記）Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva， José

Born: June 13, 1763, Santos
Died April 6, 1838, Niterói. Brazilian politician and leader of the independence movement. After graduating from the University of Coimbra in Portugal, he became a professor of geology at the same university. In 1819, he returned to his homeland and became a leader of the independence movement. In 1822, he proposed independence to Dom Pedro (later Pedro I), which directly led to the declaration of independence on September 7. After independence, he handled the difficult situation as prime minister, but did not get along with Emperor Pedro I and went into exile in France (1823-29). In 1831, he was appointed guardian of the crown prince (later Pedro II), but in 1833, he tried to restore Pedro I to the throne and was overthrown.

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Japanese:

[生]1763.6.13. サントス
[没]1838.4.6. ニテロイ
ブラジルの政治家，独立運動の指導者。ポルトガルのコインブラ大学を卒業後，同大学地質学教授。 1819年祖国に戻り独立派の領袖となった。 22年ドン・ペドロ (のちのペドロ1世 ) に独立を建言，9月7日の独立宣言の直接的契機をつくった。独立後首相として難局を処理したが，皇帝ペドロ1世と合わずフランスに亡命 (1823～29) 。 31年皇太子 (のちのペドロ2世) の後見役に任じられたが，33年ペドロ1世の復位をはかり失脚した。

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