Brazilian communist uprising
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The Brazilian communist uprising was a military revolt in Brazil led by Luís Carlos Prestes and leftist low-rank military against Getúlio Vargas's government on behalf of the National Liberation Allia
The 3rd Infantry Regiment barracks in Rio de Janeiro on fire after the communist insurrection
Monument to the Victims of the Uprising, at Praia Vermelha, Urca, Rio de Janeiro
Loyalist troops
Barracks of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, epicentre of the communist uprising
Luís Carlos Prestes
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Luís Carlos Prestes was a Brazilian revolutionary, military officer, and politician who served as general secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party from 1943 to 1980 and as a senator for the Federal
Brazilian communist uprising
…The Brazilian communist uprising (Portuguese: Intentona Comunista) was a military revolt in Brazil led by Luís Carlos Prestes and leftist low-rank military against Getúlio Vargas's government on behalf of the National Liberation Alliance (Aliança Nacional Libertadora - ANL…
Luis Carlos Prestes in 1959
A young Prestes in military uniform
Luis Carlos Prestes in Bolivia in 1928, shortly after the end of the Prestes Column's march through Brazil's interior
Prestes (bottom right) speaking on the floor of Congress as Senator in 1946