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Why am I giving heated rhetoric statements is because a Brazilian never backs off of a fight or a debate. ;)The emperor isn't a 'strong leader':Yeah, he isn't that 'great' after all. You need to check your President.
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You do realize those stats are after a bloody 5 year civil war, a war with the US a few years before that and before that a numerous years at attempted Spanish reconquest. Also those aren't the updated stats as my nation has progressed quite a bit considering the hand that was dealt me. 

Bank: -£10,513
Income: +£798
Population: 8,807,812
Population Growth: 0.99%
Industry Level: (3/5) Poor
Resource Level: (10/10) Failing
Education Rate: 30%
Prestige: 5
Public Support: 39%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Poor 
Army Level: (4/5) Poor [+1 1 turns]
Equipment: 32.00%
Regulars: 18,000
Conscripts: 0
Navy Level: (1/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: President Benito Pablo Juárez García 
Played By: bigscreech

Almost doubled the income and will be making 1000 quite soon and meeting the terms of the treaty prevented Mexico from defaulting on their debt. Anyway if you are going up state running an already built up state with a roaring economy makes for a great leader then I guess by that logic Warren G. Harding was one of the greatest US presidents.