Aurélio de Lira Tavares

Aurélio de Lira Tavares (7 November 1905m João Pessoa–18 November 1998) was a general in the Brazilian Army. He was one of the military in the joint military board that ruled Brazil between the illness of Artur da Costa e Silva in August 1969 and the investiture ceremony of Emílio Garrastazu Médici in October of that same year.^[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lira and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.

Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Member of the Brazilian Military Junta
In office 31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969 Serving with Augusto Rademaker, Márcio Melo
Preceded by	Artur da Costa e Silva (as President)
Succeeded by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici (as President)
Other political offices Ambassador of Brazil to France In office 22 July 1970 – 17 December 1974 Nominated by Emílio Garrastazu Médici Preceded by Olavo Billac Pinto Succeeded by Antônio Delfim Netto Minister of the Army In office 15 March 1967 – 30 October 1969 President Artur da Costa e Silva Military Junta (interim) Preceded by Ademar de Queirós Succeeded by Orlando Geisel Chief Minister of the Military Cabinet In office 12 June 1963 – 18 October 1963 President João Goulart Preceded by Albino Silva Succeeded by Argemiro de Assis Brasil In office 19 September 1961 – 12 July 1962 Prime Minister Tancredo Neves Preceded by Amaury Kruel Succeeded by Amaury Kruel
Personal details
Born	Aurélio de Lira Tavares (1905-11-07)7 November 1905 João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Died	18 November 1998(1998-11-18) (aged 93) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Military service
Branch/service	Brazil Brazilian Army
Rank	General

During the government of the junta, the American ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped by the communist guerilla group Revolutionary Movement 8th October — radical opposition to the military dictatorship.^[2]

See also

• List of presidents of Brazil
• Brazilian military government
• Augusto Rademaker
• Márcio Melo

References

1. CPDOC: Aurélio de Lira Tavares
2. Newton, Michael (1 April 2002): "ELBRICK, Charles Burke". In: The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings. Checkmark Books. ISBN 9781438129884

Political offices
Preceded by Artur da Costa e Silva as President	Member of the Brazilian Military Junta 1969 Served alongside: Augusto Rademaker, Márcio Melo	Succeeded by Emílio Garrastazu Médici as President
Government offices
Preceded by Ademar de Queirós	Minister of the Army 1967–69	Succeeded by Orlando Geisel
Preceded by Amaury Kruel	Chief Minister of the Military Cabinet 1961–62; 1963	Succeeded by Amaury Kruel
Preceded by Albino Silva		Succeeded by Argemiro de Assis Brasil
Honorary titles
Preceded by Múcio Leão	6th Academic of the 20th Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters 1970–1998	Succeeded by Murilo Melo Filho