Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco

His Excellency Castelo Branco
Official portrait, 1964
26th 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
Chief of the Army General Staff
In office 13 September 1963 – 14 April 1964
President	João Goulart Ranieri Mazzilli (acting)
Preceded by	José Machado Lopes
Succeeded by	Décio Palmeiro Escobar
Personal details
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
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
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1918–1964
Rank	Field marshal
Commands	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

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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