Artur da Costa e Silva

Artur da Costa e Silva ( born October 3, 1899 Taquari, RS, † December 17, 1969, Rio de Janeiro) was President of Brazil during the military dictatorship.

Artur da Costa e Silva was given military training in the U.S. and in Brazil. In 1922 he was da Silva Pessoa involved in a revolt against the government of Epitácio, during which he was arrested. Later he fell under an amnesty; In 1932 he fought the revolution in São Paulo.

Between 1950 and 1952 he was military attaché at the Brazilian Embassy in Argentina. In 1961 he was promoted to General and commanded since the fourth army in Recife ( Pernambuco). In 1962, he was deposed from that post because he had acted with excessive brutality against student protests. In 1964 he was among the generals who deposed President João Goulart. In the reign of Humberto Castelo Branco, he later served as minister of war.

With the end of the term of office of Humberto Castelo Branco Artur da Costa e Silva set up as the only candidate for his succession and elected on October 3, 1966 President. After the restriction of civil rights by Costa e Silva in 1967, the country was rocked by a wave of student protests. Similarly, Costa e Silva passed a law, which turned off the parliament and the president allowed to govern by decree.

Since 1969, some liberalization has seen in his politics. On August 30, after posting of Costa e Silva to the hospital, the president has been replaced by a panel of the Supreme Commanders of the Armed Forces; According to the Constitution Vice President Pedro Aleixo should have represented the President. On October 14, 1969, the President and Vice- president was declared vacant; Costa e Silva died two months later.

• President (Brazil )
• Military person (Brazil )
• Military Attaché
• Carrier of the Tower and Sword Order ( Grand Cross )
• Brazilian
• Born in 1899
• Died in 1969
• Man