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Humberto Castelo Branco

Brazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil (1900-1967) · Brazil · Politicians · Died at 66

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Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco 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.

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1967Died18 July 19671965Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1964Grand Collar of the Order of Prince HenryAward1945Grand Officer of the Military Order of AvisAward1900Born20 September 1900

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Castelo Branco (left) and Amaury Kruel at the Military School of Porto Alegre, c. 1912-1917Castelo Branco (left) and Amaury Kruel at the Military School of Porto Alegre, c. 1912-1917Inauguration of Castelo Branco on April 15, 1964.Inauguration of Castelo Branco on April 15, 1964.Castelo Branco (left) with French president Charles de Gaulle after the latter's arrival in Brazil, 1964Castelo Branco (left) with French president Charles de Gaulle after the latter's arrival in Brazil, 1964Castelo Branco with future presidents Artur da Costa e Silva and Ernesto Geisel during a military ceremony in the Laranjeiras Palace, 1966Castelo Branco with future presidents Artur da Costa e Silva and Ernesto Geisel during a military ceremony in the Laranjeiras Palace, 1966

Awards

Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1965
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry1964
Grand Officer of the Military Order of Avis1945
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
Order of Rio Branco
Order of Naval Merit
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco 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.

Country
Brazil
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1967 · aged 66

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