Died 1967-07-18.
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Humberto Castelo Branco
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.
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politics · President of Brazil from 1964 to 1967 · politician · military personnel · also Humberto Castelo Branco, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Branco
Born 20 September 1900 · Died 18 July 1967 · Q294430
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1967· 4 entries
Convened an extraordinary commission of jurists that drafted a highly authoritarian constitution
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“Criar uma ditadura é fácil, mas é difícil acabar com ela”
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“Caminharemos para a frente, com a segurança de que o remédio para os malefícios da extrema-esquerda não será o nascimento de uma direita reacionária.”
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1965· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1965).
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1964· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (1964).
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Career landmark: President of Brazil (1964–1967).
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1955· 1 entry
Helped with the Army's administrative reshaping and supported the military movement headed by the Minister of War, General Henrique Teixeira Lott, who secured the inauguration of President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek,
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1945· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Officer of the Military Order of Avis (1945).
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Castelo Branco returned to Brazil with the firm intention of transmitting his professional experiences to the officers of the Army
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1943· 1 entry
And attended the Command and General Staff College in the United States
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1938· 1 entry
Was enrolled in the French War College and upon returning to Brazil, he served as an instructor at the Military School of Realengo
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1931· 1 entry
Attended the Command and General Staff College (ECEME), in which he was the first placed of his class
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1924· 1 entry
Still as lieutenant, he completed the Infantry Advanced Course and, upon returning to the 12th RI, was assigned the task of commanding a detachment from the unit and integrating the legal forces that would come to grips
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1918· 1 entry
Joined the Military School of Realengo in Rio de Janeiro, as an infantry cadet, and was declared second lieutenant in 1921, being assigned to the 12th Infantry Regiment in Belo Horizonte
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1900· 1 entry
Born 1900-09-20.
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1889· 1 entry
Ended the Brazilian Empire and established the First Brazilian Republic
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