Some Obscurish facts
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In 1961, 44-year-old Janio da Silva Quadros was elected President of Brazil with more votes than any previous Brazilian president. He stayed away from the Presidential Palace and instead of being driven in a chauffeur-driven limousine, he drove himself around Brazil in his old Volkswagen. He had some radical ideas for curbing the country's inflation, including automatic reduction of all government spending by 30 percent. Unfortunately, the rest of the government ignored him and his ideas, and within the first year of his term he ran away from office. In his sudden absence, a political battle over who was to be his successor almost led to a civil war.
In 1961, 44-year-old Janio da Silva Quadros was elected President of Brazil with more votes than any previous Brazilian president. He stayed away from the Presidential Palace and instead of being driven in a chauffeur-driven limousine, he drove himself around Brazil in his old Volkswagen. He had some radical ideas for curbing the country's inflation, including automatic reduction of all government spending by 30 percent. Unfortunately, the rest of the government ignored him and his ideas, and within the first year of his term he ran away from office. In his sudden absence, a political battle over who was to be his successor almost led to a civil war.