Dante de Oliveira
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Dante Martins de Oliveira was a Brazilian politician who was the governor of Mato Grosso state and the mayor of Mato Grosso's capital, Cuiabá, for three terms. He was also a federal deputy who became
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João Figueiredo
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João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo was a Brazilian military officer who served as the 30th president of Brazil from 1979 to 1985, and the last of the military regime that ruled the country following
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…1984, spreading to most every major city in Brazil from then on. Fearful of what was occurring in Congress, then leader of the military dictatorship João Figueiredo strongly pressured members of the dictatorship-aligned PDS to vote down the measure. Along with, Oliveira received a note from Tancredo Neves that…
Official portrait, 1979
14-year-old Figueiredo (center, in cadet uniform) with his family and others aboard Itajubá, 18 October 1932
Figueiredo at the Palácio do Planalto during his presidency; behind him is a portrait of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil.
Figueiredo signs official documents during his inauguration ceremony in the National Congress, 15 March 1979