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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}}


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}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:49, 26 October 2024

Márcio Melo
Member of the Brazilian Military Junta
In office
31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969
Preceded byArtur da Costa e Silva
(as President)
Succeeded byEmílio Garrastazu Médici
(as President)
Minister of Aeronautics
In office
15 March 1967 – 29 November 1971
PresidentArtur da Costa e Silva
Military Junta (interim)
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)26 May 1906
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Died31 January 1991(1991-01-31) (aged 84)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SpouseZilda Andrade
Children2
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
Commands
  • Santos Air Force Base
  • Chief of Staff of the Minister of Aeronautics
  • School of Command and General Staff of the Air Force
  • 3rd Air Zone
  • 4th Air Zone
  • Inspector General of Aeronautics
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

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  1. ^ "Márcio de Sousa Melo". presidentes.an.gov.br.
Political offices
Preceded by Member of the Brazilian Military Junta
1969
Served alongside: Augusto Rademaker, Lira Tavares
Succeeded by