About Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, also known by his initials FHC, is a Brazilian sociologist, professor, and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003. He was the first Brazilian president to be reelected for a subsequent term. An accomplished scholar of dependency theory noted for his research on slavery and political theory, Cardoso has earned many honors including the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (2000) and the Kluge Prize from the US Library of Congress (2012).
Notable works:
The need for global governance: a perspective from Latin America
Awards:
Order of the White Eagle|Order of Juan Mora Fernández|Order of the Condor of the Andes|Order of the Elephant|Kluge Prize|Juca Pato Prize|Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation|J. William Fulbright Prize|Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour|Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms|Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword|Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic|Grand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit|Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland|The City of Athens Democracy Award|Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania|Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry|Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword|Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal|Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross|Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland|honorary doctor of Harvard University|Gold medal of Galicia|honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge|Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross|honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca|honorary doctorate of the University of Porto|Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty|Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay|honorary doctor of the University of Miami|honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II|honorary doctor of the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
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