Artur da Costa e Silva

Military and President of Brazil (1899–1985) during the dictator ship

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Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian politician, military personnel, and dictator. He served as the President of Brazil and held the rank of marshal in the Brazilian Army. A member of the National Renewal Alliance Party, he was educated at the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras and spoke Portuguese. He also received the Order of St. Olav.

Born in Taquari, he was male and his native language was Portuguese. He ran in the 1966 Brazilian presidential election. Costa e Silva died of a myocardial infarction in Rio de Janeiro on December 17, 1969. His death was classified as natural causes.

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Vice president: Pedro Aleixo
Preceded by: Humberto Castelo Branco
Succeeded by: Military Junta Lira Tavares Márcio Melo Augusto Rademaker
President: Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli , Humberto Castelo Branco
Born: ( 1899-10-03 ) 3 October 1899, Taquari , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil
Died: 17 December 1969 (1969-12-17) (aged 70), Rio de Janeiro , Guanabara , Brazil
Party: ARENA (1966–1969)
Spouse: Iolanda Ramos Barbosa ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 22 September 1925</span>"}]]}'>1925 )
Alma mater: Military School of Realengo , Army General Staff School
Allegiance: Brazil
Branch service: Brazilian Army
Years of service: 1921–1967
Rank: Field Marshal
Commands: See list Motomechanization School Board 9th Infantry Regiment 3rd Military Region General Staff Armored Division Core 2nd Infantry Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Army Motomechanization Board 3rd Military Region Fourth Army Production and Works Department
Battles wars: Tenente Revolts Copacabana Fort Revolt São Paulo Revolt of 1924 Prestes Column Revolution of 1930 Constitutionalist Revolution Second World War 1955 Brazilian coup d'état 1964 Brazilian coup d'état

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Instance of: human
Given name: Artur
Gender: male
Citizenship: Brazil
Place of birth: Taquari
Place of death: Rio de Janeiro
Occupation: dictator
Position held: President of Brazil
Educated at: Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras
Political party: National Renewal Alliance Party
Languages spoken: Portuguese
Native language: Portuguese
Award: Order of St. Olav
Conflict: World War II
Military branch: Brazilian Army
Military rank: marshal
Image: Costa e Silva.jpg

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Commons category: Artur da Costa e Silva
date of birth: 1902-00-00
date of death: 1969-12-17
name in native language: Artur da Costa e Silva
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
candidacy in election: 1966 Brazilian presidential election
described at URL: www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/c/costa_e_silva.htm
second family name in Spanish name: Silva
end of work period: 1969-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Artur da Costa e Silva ( Portuguese: [aʁˈtuʁ dɐ ˈkɔstɐ i ˈsiwvɐ]; 3 October 1899 – 17 December 1969) was a Brazilian Army Marshal and the second president of the Brazilian military government that came to power after the 1964 coup d'état. He reached the rank of Marshal of the Brazilian Army, and held the post of Minister of War in the military government of president Castelo Branco.

His administration, following the enactment of Institutional Act 5 (AI-5), marked the beginning of the harshest and most brutal phase of the military dictatorship, which was continued by General Emílio Garrastazu Médici, his successor. AI-5 granted him the power to shut down the National Congress, remove politicians from office, and institutionalize repression in response to the growing opposition to the regime. This repression was carried out through both legal and illegal means, including the torture of civilians.

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