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'''Márcio de Sousa e Melo''' (May 26, 1906 – January 31, 1991<ref>http://presidentes.an.gov.br/index.php/arquivo-nacional/60-servicos/registro-de-autoridade/116-marcio-melo</ref>) was a [[general]] with the [[Brazilian Air Force]]. Melo was one of the military in the [[Brazilian Military Junta of 1969|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.
'''Márcio de Sousa e Melo''' (May 26, 1906 – January 31, 1991<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://presidentes.an.gov.br/index.php/arquivo-nacional/60-servicos/registro-de-autoridade/116-marcio-melo|title=Márcio de Sousa Melo|website= presidentes.an.gov.br}}</ref>) was a [[general]] with the [[Brazilian Air Force]]. Melo was one of the military in the [[Brazilian Military Junta of 1969|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.


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.
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.

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Revision as of 21:22, 10 April 2022

Márcio Melo
Interim President of Brazil
Member of the Provisional Governing Junta
In office
31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969
Preceded byArtur da Costa e Silva
Succeeded byEmílio Garrastazu Médici
Minister of the Aeronautics
In office
15 March 1967 – 29 November 1971
PresidentArtur da Costa e Silva
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Preceded byEduardo Gomes
Succeeded byJoelmir Campos de Araripe Macedo
In office
15 December 1964 – 11 January 1965
PresidentCastelo Branco
Preceded byNelson Freire Lavanère-Wanderley
Succeeded byEduardo Gomes
Personal details
Born
Márcio de Sousa Melo

(1906-05-26)May 26, 1906
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
DiedJanuary 31, 1991(1991-01-31) (aged 84)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Military service
Branch/service Brazilian Air Force
Rank Marshal of the Air
Awards • Grand Cross of the Military Order of Aviz
 • Commander of the Order of Aeronautical Merit

Márcio de Sousa e Melo (May 26, 1906 – January 31, 1991[1]) was a general with the Brazilian Air Force. Melo 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.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Márcio de Sousa Melo". presidentes.an.gov.br.
Political offices
Preceded by Interim President of Brazil
Member of the Provisional Governing Junta

1969
Served alongside: Augusto Rademaker, Lira Tavares
Succeeded by