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Humberto Castelo Branco
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Brazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil (1900-1967)
Key facts
- Vice president
- José Maria Alkmin
- Preceded by
- Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli
- Succeeded by
- Artur da Costa e Silva
- President
- João Goulart , Ranieri Mazzilli
- Born
- ( 1897-09-20 ) 20 September 1897, Fortaleza , Ceará , Brazil
- Died
- 18 July 1967 (1967-07-18) (aged 69), Fortaleza , Ceará, Brazil
- Cause of death
- Plane crash
- Resting place
- Castelo Branco Mausoleum
- Party
- ARENA (1966–1967)
- Spouse
- Argentina Viana ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 6 February 1922</span>"}]]}'>1922 ; died 23 April 1963</span>"}]]}'>1963 )
- Parent s
- Cândido Borges Castelo Branco (father), Antonieta de Alencar Gurgel (mother)
- Alma mater
- Military School of Realengo , Officers Improvement School, Army General Staff School
- Allegiance
- Brazil
- Branch service
- Brazilian Army
- Years of service
- 1918–1964
- Rank
- Field marshal
- Commands
- See list 3rd General Staff Operations Section of the 1st Expeditionary Infantry Division Brazilian Expeditionary Force General Staff 11th Infantry Regiment 3rd Army General Staff Section 10th Military Region School of General Staff Garrison of the Amazon 8th Military Region
- Battles wars
- Prestes Column Revolution of 1930 World War II Italian campaign 1964 Brazilian coup d'état
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Fortaleza
- Place of death
- Fortaleza
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- President of Brazil
- Educated at
- École supérieure de guerre
- Political party
- National Renewal Alliance Party
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Brazilian Army
- Military rank
- field marshal
- Image
- Humberto Castelo Branco, presidente do Brasil, 1964.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1900-09-20
- date of death
- 1967-07-18
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco
- cause of death
- aviation accident
- candidacy in election
- 1964 Brazilian presidential election
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- Humberto Castelo Branco
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Encyclopedic overview
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (20 September 1897 – 18 July 1967) was a Brazilian military officer and politician who served as the 26th president of Brazil, the first leader of the Brazilian military dictatorship following the 1964 coup d'état. He was a member of a more liberal "legalist" faction within the regime, as opposed to his more authoritarian successors.
His administration oversaw the consolidation of the military regime. One of his first acts was the enactment of Institutional Act No. 2, which abolished the multi-party system in the country and granted the President of the Republic the power to revoke the mandates of congressmen and call for indirect elections. In Brazilian foreign policy, he began to seek economic, political, and military support from the United States. He was the son of General Cândido Borges Castelo Branco, the sixth grandson of the eleventh Lord of Pombeiro and his wife, the ninth Lady of Belas, and his wife Antonieta de Alencar Gurgel, a member of the family of the writer José de Alencar.
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