João Goulart
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João Belchior Marques Goulart, commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 24th president of Brazil from 1961 until a military coup d'état deposed him in 1964. He was conside
Official portrait, 1961
Goulart and Maria Thereza in 1956.
Maria Thereza, Jango, Pat Nixon, Richard Nixon and João Carlos Muniz, in 1956.
"Legality: In August 1961, from this square, Leonel Brizola assured with the participation of the people, the respect for the constitutional legality and the maintenance of the rule of law".
1964 Brazilian coup d'état
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The 1964 Brazilian coup d'état was the overthrow of Brazilian president João Goulart by a military coup from March 31 to April 1, 1964, ending the Fourth Brazilian Republic and initiating the Brazilia
João Goulart
…1 March 1919 – 6 December 1976), commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 24th president of Brazil from 1961 until a military coup d'état deposed him in 1964. He was considered the last left-wing president of Brazil until Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in 2003. João Goulart was…
M41 tank and two jeeps of the Brazilian Army in the Ministries Esplanade, near the National Congress Palace (background) in Brasília, 1964
U.S. President John F. Kennedy and João Goulart speaking to the press
Kennedy and U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon
In 1970, the press records the anniversary of the "revolution"