The Tancredo Neves Memorial was inaugurated in Brasília
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Tancredo Neves
Tancredo de Almeida Neves was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur. He served as Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs from 1953 to 1954, President of the Council of Ministers from 1961 to 1962, Minister of Finance in 1962, and as Governor of Minas Gerais from 1983 to 1984. He was elected President of the Republic in 1985, but died before he had the chance to take office; the vice-p…
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business · Prime minister of Brazil from 1961 to 1962 · politician · lawyer · entrepreneur · also Tancredo Neves, Tancredo de Almeida Neves, Neves
Born 4 March 1910 · Died 21 April 1985 · Q273264
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2012· 1 entry
Neves's children requested a Habeas Data from the Federal Justice in Brasília
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2011· 1 entry
The documentary titled Tancredo – The Crossing by Silvio Tendler was released
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2010· 1 entry
The book titled The Patient - the Tancredo Neves Case by Luís Mir was released
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1990· 1 entry
The Tancredo Neves Memorial was opened in his hometown São João del Rei, where a narration of his personal and political journey can be found
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1985· 4 entries
Died 1985-04-21.
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After João Figueiredo's administration was over
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Career landmark: President-elect of Brazil (1985–1985).
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But died before he had the chance to take office; the vice-president-elect, José Sarney, took office as president in his place
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1984· 5 entries
When asked about the political parties he belonged to by the newspaper Pasquim, he explained that he had chosen his parties, like everyone from Minas Gerais did, according to municipal issues
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Neves was chosen to represent the Democratic Alliance, a coalition of opposition parties
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Neves ran for president with the help of Ulysses Guimarães, and was elected President of Brazil on 15 January 1985 by the indirect voting of an electoral college
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From a divergence in the PMDB, party which later became the Liberal Front Party, today's Democrats
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Neves described Maluf as "symboliz[ing] all of the negative things the Revolution did in the last twenty years
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1983· 1 entry
When he received a visit led by José Fragelli who brought 15 senators from the PMDB with him
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1980· 1 entry
Neves defended the incorporation of the Popular Party into the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) when faced with difficulties created by the electoral rules that would be applied in the 1982 elections
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1979· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minas Gerais senator (1979–1983).
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1978· 2 entries
And founded the Popular Party (PP) with which he continued to serve until 1982
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Since he had been the President as a substitute for João Figueiredo, becoming therefore, ineligible for president
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1962· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Finance of Brazil (1962–1962).
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And as Governor of Minas Gerais from 1983 to 1984
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1961· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Brazilian Council of Ministers (1961–1962).
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1960· 1 entry
Neves ran unsuccessfully for governor of Minas Gerais
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1956· 1 entry
Juscelino Kubitschek nominated Neves for the carteira de redesconto (board of directors) of the Bank of Brazil, which he was a part of until 1958, when he was nominated secretary of Treasury under Bias Fortes's administr
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1954· 1 entry
Neves was elected congressman and served for one year
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1953· 2 entries
Kubitschek and Vargas agreed to appoint Neves minister of justice of Minas Gerais, a post which had to be filled by a delegate of the PSD of Minas Gerais
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Was appointed Minister of Justice by President Getúlio Vargas
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1950· 1 entry
And Juscelino Kubitschek was elected Governor of Minas Gerais, defeating situationist Gabriel Passos
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1934· 2 entries
But he was elected São João del Rei's city councilman in 1935 and president of the City Council when he became the mayor
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And was elected in 1947 to the Minas Gerais state legislature
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1928· 1 entry
Began studies at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Law, in 1932 and was a public prosecutor in 1933
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1910· 1 entry
Born 1910-03-04.
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