Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Biography
Fernando Henrique Cardoso was a Brazilian sociologist and politician who served as the country's president from 1995 to 2003. He initiated ongoing economic reforms, privatized state-owned companies, and increased Brazil's international market presence. A scholar of dependency theory, Cardoso was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation in 2000 and the Kluge Prize from the US Library of Congress in 2012.