Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Brazilian army officer (1905–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Quick Facts Member of the Brazilian Military Junta, Preceded by ...
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Member of the Brazilian Military Junta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Artur da Costa e Silva (as President) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Emílio Garrastazu Médici (as President) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Branch/service | Brazil Brazilian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]