Oswaldo Aranha

His Excellency
Oswaldo Aranha
Aranha in 1940
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office
5 May 1947 – 20 September 1948
Secretary-GeneralTrygve Lie
Preceded byPaul-Henri Spaak
Succeeded byJosé Arce
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
15 March 1938 – 23 August 1944
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byPimentel Brandão
Succeeded byPedro Leão Veloso
Further offices held
Minister of Finance
In office
16 June 1953 – 24 August 1954
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byHorácio Lafer
Succeeded byEugênio Gudin
In office
16 November 1931 – 24 July 1934
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byJosé Maria Whitaker
Succeeded byArtur de Sousa Costa
Minister of Agriculture
In office
8 June 1954 – 28 June 1954
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byJoão Cleofas
Succeeded byApolônio Sales
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States
In office
18 October 1934 – 11 December 1937
Nominated byGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byRinaldo de Lima e Silva
Succeeded byPimentel Brandão
Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs
In office
3 November 1930 – 21 December 1931
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byAfrânio de Melo Franco
Succeeded byMaurício Cardoso
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
9 October 1930 – 26 October 1930
Nominated byGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byGetúlio Vargas
Succeeded bySinval Saldanha
Secretary of the Interior and Exterior of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
25 January 1928 – 12 October 1930
GovernorGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byJoão Pio de Almeida
Succeeded byJoão Simplício Carvalho
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
26 May 1927 – 25 January 1928
ConstituencyRio Grande do Sul
Personal details
Born(1894-02-15)15 February 1894
Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died27 January 1960(1960-01-27) (aged 65)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPRR
Spouse
Delminda Gudolle
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(m. 1917)​
Children4
Alma materFree Faculty of Law of Rio de Janeiro
Signature
Oswaldo Aranha's voice
Speech by Oswaldo Aranha announcing the rupture of Brazilian diplomatic relations with the Axis powers (recorded 1942)

Oswaldo Euclides de Souza Aranha[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ozˈvawdu aˈɾɐ̃ɲɐ], 15 February 1894 – 27 January 1960) was a Brazilian politician, diplomat and statesman, who came to national prominence in 1930 under Getúlio Vargas.[2]

He is known in international politics for lobbying for the creation of the State of Israel as head of the Brazilian delegation to the UN and President of the UN General Assembly in 1947.[3] As head of the Brazilian delegation, he was President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 during the UNGA 181 vote on the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, in which he postponed the vote for three days to ensure its passage.[4][5] For his efforts on Palestine, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948.[6]

  1. ^ In modern spelling "Osvaldo Euclides de Sousa Aranha".
  2. ^ oswaldo Aranha,U·X·L Newsmakers, via Find articles.
  3. ^ "Ministério das Relações Exteriores"[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ United Nations list of GA Presidents
  5. ^ Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, 1983 Servant of God: a personal narrative, Pakistan's representative: "At about lunch time [on 26 November] a rumour was heard that the president [of the Assembly] did not intend to proceed to the vote that day… His excuses were flimsy, but he was adamant. At the end of the afternoon sitting he adjourned the session to Friday morning. On Thursday President Truman put through personal telephone calls to certain heads of state and persuaded them to shift their position on the question of the partition of Palestine from opposition to support."
  6. ^ "Oswaldo Euclides de Sousa Aranha". Nobel Nomination Database. Retrieved 5 November 2016.