Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Aurélio de Lira Tavares (7 November 1905 – 18 November 1998) was a general in the Brazilian Army. He was one of the military in the joint military board that ruled Brazil between the illness of Artur da Costa e Silva in August 1969 and the investiture ceremony of Emílio Garrastazu Médici in October of that same year.
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| Member of the Brazilian Military Junta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969 Interim President of Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Aurélio de Lira Tavares 7 November 1905 João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 November 1998 (aged 93) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Branch/service |  Brazil Brazilian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
During the government of the junta, the American ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped by the communist guerilla group Revolutionary Movement 8th October — radical opposition to the military dictatorship.
Tavares was born in João Pessoa.
See also
- List of Presidents of Brazil
- Brazilian military government
- Augusto Rademaker
- Márcio Melo
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| Preceded by Artur da Costa e Silva as President |
Member of the Brazilian Military Junta Interim President of Brazil alongside Augusto Rademaker, Márcio Melo 1969 |
Succeeded by Emílio Garrastazu Médici as President |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Ademar de Queirós |
Minister of Army 1967–69 |
Succeeded by Orlando Geisel |
| Preceded by Amaury Kruel |
Chief of Military 1961–62; 1963 |
Succeeded by Amaury Kruel |
| Preceded by Albino Silva |
Succeeded by Argemiro de Assis Brasil | |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Múcio Leão |
6th Academic of the 20th Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters 1970–1998 |
Succeeded by Murilo Melo Filho |
| Old Republic (1889–1930) |  | |
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| Vargas Era (1930–45) | ||
| Republic of '46 (1946–64) | ||
| Military dictatorship (1964–85) | ||
| New Republic (1985–present) | ||
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