Emílio Garrastazu Médici
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Emílio Garrastazu Médici was a Brazilian army general who served as the country’s president during the most repressive phase of the military dictatorship from 1969 to 1974.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian military officer
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President of Brazil ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Emílio Médici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | São João Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | indirect election by military junta ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-12-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-10-09 ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
promotion of large infrastructure projects in Brazil
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state-led development with heavy public investment ⓘ |
| education |
Escola de Comando e Estado-Maior do Exército (Brazilian Army Command and General Staff School)
NERFINISHED
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Military School of Porto Alegre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1974-03-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Brazilian of Italian descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Médici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Emílio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentDuringTerm |
Augusto Rademaker (member of ruling junta)
NERFINISHED
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Aurélio de Lira Tavares (member of ruling junta) NERFINISHED ⓘ Márcio Melo (member of ruling junta) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Aleixo (nominal vice president, not sworn in) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
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right-wing authoritarianism ⓘ |
| memberOf | Brazilian military dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Brazilian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the most repressive phase of the Brazilian military dictatorship
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period of rapid economic growth known as the Brazilian Miracle ⓘ period of severe censorship and human rights abuses in Brazil ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | army general ⓘ |
| partOf | Brazilian military regime (1964–1985) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the National Intelligence Service of Brazil
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Commander of the 3rd Army of Brazil ⓘ Military Attaché in Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ President of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Artur da Costa e Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| repressionCharacteristics |
strict press censorship
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suppression of political opposition ⓘ widespread torture of political prisoners ⓘ |
| spouse | Scylla Médici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1969-10-30 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ernesto Geisel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsPresidentOfBrazil | 1974-03-15 ⓘ |
| termStartAsPresidentOfBrazil | 1969-10-30 ⓘ |
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