Emílio Garrastazu Médici
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Emílio Garrastazu Médici was a Brazilian military leader and dictator who was the 28th president of Brazil from 1969 to 1974. His authoritarian rule marked the apex of the Brazilian military regime.
Official portrait, c. 1973
President Médici meeting with Richard Nixon at the White House, 7 December 1971.
The military dictatorship in Brazil, sometimes called the Fifth Brazilian Republic, was established on 1 April 1964, after a coup d'état by the Brazilian Armed Forces with support from the United Stat
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
…1985) was a Brazilian military leader and dictator who was the 28th president of Brazil from 1969 to 1974. His authoritarian rule marked the apex of the Brazilian military regime. During his administration, the country experienced the so-called "Economic Miracle", characterized by a 55.84% growth in GDP (an average of 11.16% per…
João Goulart was the left-leaning president ousted by the Armed Forces.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy (left) and President Goulart during a review of troops on 3 April 1962. Kennedy mulled possible military intervention in Brazil.
Field marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
Field marshal Artur da Costa e Silva