Tancredo Neves
Tancredo de Almeida Neves SFO (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐ̃ˈkɾedu dʒi aw'mejdɐ ˈnɛvis]) (March 4, 1910 – April 21, 1985) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and businessman who was the President-elect of Brazil in 1985, but died before taking office.
Tancredo Neves | |
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| President-elect of Brazil | |
| In office Never sworn in[a] | |
| Vice President | José Sarney |
| Preceded by | João Figueiredo |
| Succeeded by | José Sarney |
| Prime Minister of Brazil | |
| In office September 8, 1961 – July 12, 1962 | |
| President | João Goulart |
| Preceded by | Position re-established |
| Succeeded by | Brochado da Rocha |
| Governor of Minas Gerais | |
| In office March 15, 1983 – August 14, 1984 | |
| Vice Governor | Hélio Garcia |
| Preceded by | Francelino Pereira |
| Succeeded by | Hélio Garcia |
| Senator for Minas Gerais | |
| In office February 1, 1979 – March 14, 1983 | |
| Federal Deputy from Minas Gerais | |
| In office February 1, 1963 – February 1, 1979 | |
| In office February 1, 1951 – February 1, 1955 | |
| Minister of Finance acting | |
| In office March 23, 1962 – May 9, 1962 | |
| President | João Goulart |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Walter Moreira Salles |
| Succeeded by | Walter Moreira Salles |
| Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs | |
| In office September 8, 1961 – October 12, 1961 | |
| President | João Goulart |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | José Martins Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Nasser |
| In office June 26, 1953 – August 24, 1954 | |
| President | Getúlio Vargas |
| Preceded by | Negrão de Lima |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Seabra Fagundes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tancredo de Almeida Neves March 4, 1910 São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | April 21, 1985 (aged 75) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | |
| Spouse(s) | Risoleta Guimarães Tolentino |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | UFMG School of Law |
| Signature |  |
Early life
changeTancredo Neves was born in São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais. He was of Austrian descent.[1]
Neves studied at Colégio Santo Antônio, a Franciscan school. In 1928 he began studies at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais where he earned a bachelor's degree in Law, in 1932 and was a public prosecutor in 1933.[2]
Political career
changeHe was Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs from 1953 to 1954, Prime Minister from 1961 to 1962, Minister of Finance in 1962, and as Governor of Minas Gerais from 1983 to 1984.
During his time as a deputy, Neves was a critic of the military regimes of Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Artur da Costa e Silva, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Ernesto Geisel and João Figueiredo.[3]
President-elect and death
changeHe was elected President of Brazil in 1985, but died before he took office.[4][5]
Neves was supposed to be inaugurated as the Brazilian president on 15 March 1985, however the day before his vice president Jose Sarney became acting president after being sworn-in while Neves recovered from surgery.[6][7] He died of diverticulitis at a São Paulo hospital on 21 April 1985, aged 75.[8][9][10] It was also reported Neves had stomach cancer, but his diagnosis was kept secret.[7]
Notes
change- ↑ On March 14, 1985, on the eve of his inauguration, Tancredo had to be hospitalized for an emergency intestinal surgery, and he remained hospitalized until his death on April 21, 1985. From March 15, 1985, Vice President José Sarney carried out presidential duties on an interim basis. He is, by law 7,645 of April 21, 1986, "for all legal purposes, considered among those anointed by the Brazilian nation to the supreme magistracy."
References
change- ↑ KOIFMAN, Fábio. Presidentes do Brasil: De Deodoro a FHC.
- ↑ "Tancredo Neves". Acervo Estadão. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ COUTO, Ronaldo Costa,História Indiscreta da ditadura e da abertura,Editora Record, 1998
- ↑ "Tancredo vence no Colégio Eleitoral, mas morre antes da posse". O Globo. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ "A história revisitada". Jornal do Comércio. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ "Discurso de Tancredo Neves preparado para a posse na Presidência da República". O Globo. 18 April 2010.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "TANCREDO TEVE UM TUMOR BENIGNO; OPERADO DE NOVO, ESTADO É GRAVE". Folha da Manhã. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "A verdade sobre a morte de Tancredo Neves". Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "O fator câncer". Istoé Independente. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Agonia e morte de Tancredo Neves". Observatório da Imprensa. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
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