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'''Márcio de Sousa e Melo''' (May 26, 1906 |
'''Márcio de Sousa e Melo''' (May 26, 1906 – January 31, 1991) was a [[general]] with the Brazilian [[air force]]. Melo was one of the military in the [[Brazilian Military Junta|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. |
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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. |
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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Márcio Melo | |
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 Marshal Márcio Melo at the right. | |
| President of Brazil | |
| In office 31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969 Serving with Augusto Rademaker, Aurélio de Lira Tavares | |
| Preceded by | Artur da Costa e Silva |
| Succeeded by | Emílio Garrastazu Médici |
| Minister of the Aeronautics | |
| In office 15 March 1967 – 29 November 1971 | |
| President | Artur da Costa e Silva 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 Lavanére-Wanderley |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Gomes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Márcio de Sousa Melo 26 May 1906 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Died | 31 January 1991 (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) 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.
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