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'''Márcio de Sousa e Melo''' (26 May 1906 – 31 January 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.{{fact}} |
'''Márcio de Sousa e Melo''' (26 May 1906 – 31 January 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.{{fact|date=October 2024}} |
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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.{{fact}} |
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.{{fact|date=October 2024}} |
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Márcio Melo | |
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Member of the Brazilian Military Junta | |
In office 31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969 Serving with Augusto Rademaker, Lira Tavares | |
Preceded by | Artur da Costa e Silva (as President) |
Succeeded by | Emílio Garrastazu Médici (as President) |
Minister of Aeronautics | |
In office 15 March 1967 – 29 November 1971 | |
President | Artur da Costa e Silva Military Junta (interim) Emílio Garrastazu Médici |
Preceded by | Eduardo Gomes |
Succeeded by | Joelmir Campos de Araripe Macedo |
In office 15 December 1964 – 11 January 1965 | |
President | Castelo Branco |
Preceded by | Nelson Freire Lavanère-Wanderley |
Succeeded by | Eduardo Gomes |
Personal details | |
Born | Márcio de Sousa Melo 26 May 1906 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
Died | 31 January 1991 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 84)
Spouse | Zilda Andrade |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Francisco Agostinho de Sousa (father) Maria dos Anjos Malheiros (mother) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Brazil |
Branch/service | Brazilian Air Force |
Rank | Marshal of the Air |
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Battles/wars | |
Awards | • Grand Cross of the Military Order of Aviz • Commander of the Order of Aeronautical Merit |
Márcio de Sousa e Melo (26 May 1906 – 31 January 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Márcio de Sousa Melo". presidentes.an.gov.br.