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Waldir Pires
Brazilian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Valdir Peres.
Francisco Waldir Pires de Souza (21 October 1926 – 22 June 2018) was a Brazilian politician. He served as the Minister of Defence under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,[1] before being fired for gross incompetence and inaction during Brazil's aviation crisis of 2006–2007.[2] At the time of the crisis, he was accused by some[who?] in Brazil of nearing senility. He was replaced by former Supreme Court President Nelson Jobim. He presided over the Brazilian Mission to Haiti.
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Minister of Defence of Brazil | |
In office 31 March 2006 – 25 July 2007 | |
President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Preceded by | José Alencar |
Succeeded by | Nelson Jobim |
41st Governor of Bahia | |
In office 15 March 1987 – 14 May 1989 | |
Preceded by | João Durval Carneiro |
Succeeded by | Nilo Moraes Coelho |
Minister of Social Security | |
In office 15 March 1985 – 13 February 1986 | |
Preceded by | Jarbas Passarinho |
Succeeded by | Raphael de Almeida Magalhães |
Personal details | |
Born | (1926-10-21)21 October 1926 Acajutiba, Brazil |
Died | 22 June 2018(2018-06-22) (aged 91) Salvador da Bahia, Brazil |
Political party | PT, PSDB, PDT, PMDB, PSD |
Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
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