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Brazilian air marshal (1906–1991)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Melo.
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.
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
- ^ "Márcio de Sousa Melo". presidentes.an.gov.br.
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Preceded by Artur da Costa e Silva
as President |
Member of the Brazilian Military Junta 1969 Served alongside: Augusto Rademaker, Lira Tavares |
Succeeded by Emílio Garrastazu Médici
as President |
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