Emílio Garrastazu Médici
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31st President of Brazil
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| In office October 30, 1969 – March 15, 1974 |
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| Vice President | Augusto Rademaker |
| Preceded by | Military Junta |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto Geisel |
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| Born | December 4, 1905 Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul |
| Died | October 9, 1985 (aged 79) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Political party | National Renewal Alliance Party - ARENA |
Emílio Garrastazu Médici, pron. IPA: [e'milju gaʁasta'zu 'mɛdisi], (December 4, 1905 —October 9, 1985) was a Brazilian military leader and politician. His rule marked the apex of military governments in Brazil.
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[edit] Early life
Médici was born in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul state, he was the son of a family of Spanish/Basque and Italian descent, who were originally from Paysandú, Uruguay. In the 1920s he entered in the Army where he was steadily promoted, becoming general in 1961.
Médici was a close ally of Marshal Artur da Costa e Silva, who became president of Brazil in 1967. Also in this year Médici was appointed chief of the National Information Service (SNI).
[edit] Presidency
Two years later he become commandant of the Third Army when he was elected president of Brazil by the Congress, to succeed Costa e Silva, who was ill. Médici took oath on October 30, 1969 and served until the end of his term, March 15, 1974.
During his tenure, Médici established a strong military government, the more repressive of Brazil's military regimes, accompanied by tortures and strict censorship of the press. During his rule an existing guerilla activity was defeated , led by Carlos Marighela and Carlos Lamarca. The movement was destroyed and Marighela and Lamarca killed.[1]
The Brazilian economy grew rapidly at a rate of 10% per year during his term. Large construction projects were undertaken, including the Transamazônica road, the Itaipu dam and Rio-Niterói bridge.
| Preceded by Military Junta |
President of Brazil 1969 – 1974 |
Succeeded by Ernesto Geisel |
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[edit] References
- ^ di Tella, Torcuato (2004). History of Political Parties in Twentieth-Century Latin America. Transaction, 107.
