Tenentism

Tenente revolts

The tenentes after leaving Fort Copacabana fort on 6 July 1922
Date1922-1930
Location
Result Government victory
Belligerents

Rebels

  • Rebel soldiers (Army and Navy)
  • Armed civilians
  • Guerrilla in the Prestes Column

Brazil

Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 10,000 troops in the Copacabana Fort revolt
  • 20,500 troops in the São Paulo revolt
  • Approximately 100,000 soldiers were mobilized to suppress the rebellions throughout the country
  • Casualties and losses
    Large number of human and material losses

    Tenentism (Portuguese: tenentismo) was a political philosophy of junior army officers (Portuguese: tenentes, IPA: [teˈnẽtʃis], "lieutenants") who significantly contributed to the Brazilian Revolution of 1930 that ended the First Brazilian Republic.


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