Castelo Branco | |||||||||||||||
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President of Brazil | |||||||||||||||
In office 15 April 1964 – 15 March 1967 | |||||||||||||||
Vice President | José Maria Alkmin | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ranieri Mazzilli (acting) | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Costa e Silva | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | 20 September 1897||||||||||||||
Died | 18 July 1967 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | (aged 69)||||||||||||||
Cause of death | Plane crash | ||||||||||||||
Resting place | Castelo Branco Mausoleum | ||||||||||||||
Political party | ARENA (1966–1967) | ||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Argentina Viana
(m. 1922; died 1963) | ||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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Military service | |||||||||||||||
Allegiance | Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Branch/service | Brazilian Army | ||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1918–1964 | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Field marshal | ||||||||||||||
Commands | List
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Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco[a] (20 September 1897 – 18 July 1967) was a Brazilian military officer and politician who served as the 26th president of Brazil, the first of the Brazilian military dictatorship following the 1964 coup d'état. He was a member of a more liberal "legalist" faction within the regime,[1] as opposed to his more authoritarian successors.
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