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Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
Brazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil (1900-1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ũ'bɛʁtu dʒi alẽ'kaʁ kas'tɛlu 'bɾɐ̃ku]) (20 September 1897 – 18 July 1967) was a Brazilian military leader and politician. He served as the first President of the Brazilian military government after the 1964 military coup d'etat. Castelo Branco was killed in an aircraft collision in July 1967, soon after the end of his Presidency.
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Marshal Castelo Branco | |
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26th President of Brazil | |
In office 15 April 1964 – 15 March 1967 | |
Vice President | José Maria Alkmin |
Preceded by | Ranieri Mazzilli |
Succeeded by | Artur da Costa e Silva |
Chief of the General Staff of the Army | |
In office 13 September 1963 – 14 April 1964 | |
Preceded by | José Machado Lopes |
Succeeded by | Décio Palmeiro Escobar |
Personal details | |
Born | Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897-09-20)20 September 1897 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
Died | 18 July 1967(1967-07-18) (aged 69) Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
Resting place | Castelo Branco Mausoleum, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Political party | ARENA (1966–67) |
Spouse(s) |
Argentina Vianna
(m. 1942; died 1963) |
Children | 2 |
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Military service | |
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Years of service | 1921–1964 |
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Commands | 10th Military Region, headquartered in Fortaleza (1952–1954) School of General Staff (1954–1956) Garrison of the Amazon (1958–1960) 8th Military Region, headquartered in Belém (1958–1960) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
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