Aurélio de Lira Tavares

Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Member of the Brazilian Military Junta
	In office; 31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969 Serving with Augusto Rademaker, Márcio Melo
Preceded by	Artur da Costa e Silva; (as President)
Succeeded by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici; (as President)
Nominated by	In office; 22 July 1970 – 17 December 1974
Other political offices
Ambassador of Brazil to France
	In office; 22 July 1970 – 17 December 1974
Nominated by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Preceded by	Olavo Billac Pinto
Succeeded by	Antônio Delfim Netto
Minister of the Army
	In office; 15 March 1967 – 30 October 1969
President	Artur da Costa e Silva; Military Junta (interim)
Preceded by	Ademar de Queirós
Succeeded by	Orlando Geisel
Chief Minister of the Military Cabinet
	In office; 12 June 1963 – 18 October 1963
President	João Goulart
Preceded by	Albino Silva
Succeeded by	Argemiro de Assis Brasil
	In office; 19 September 1961 – 12 July 1962
Prime Minister	Tancredo Neves
Preceded by	Amaury Kruel
Succeeded by	Amaury Kruel
Personal details
Born	Aurélio de Lira Tavares; 7 November 1905; João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Died	18 November 1998 (aged 93); Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Military service
Branch/service	Brazil Brazilian Army
Rank	General

Aurélio de Lira Tavares (7 November 1905m João Pessoa–18 November 1998) was a general in the Brazilian Army. He was one of the military in the joint military board that ruled Brazil between the illness of Artur da Costa e Silva in August 1969 and the investiture ceremony of Emílio Garrastazu Médici in October of that same year.^[1]

During the government of the junta, the American ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped by the communist guerrilla group Revolutionary Movement 8th October — radical opposition to the military dictatorship.^[2]

References

^ CPDOC: Aurélio de Lira Tavares
^ Newton, Michael (1 April 2002): "ELBRICK, Charles Burke". In: The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings. Checkmark Books. ISBN 9781438129884

Political offices
Preceded by Artur da Costa e Silva as President	Member of the Brazilian Military Junta 1969 Served alongside: Augusto Rademaker, Márcio Melo	Succeeded by Emílio Garrastazu Médici as President
Government offices
Preceded by Ademar de Queirós	Minister of the Army 1967–69	Succeeded by Orlando Geisel
Preceded by Amaury Kruel	Chief Minister of the Military Cabinet 1961–62; 1963	Succeeded by Amaury Kruel
Preceded by Albino Silva	Chief Minister of the Military Cabinet 1961–62; 1963	Succeeded by Argemiro de Assis Brasil
Honorary titles
Preceded by Múcio Leão	6th Academic of the 20th Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters 1970–1998	Succeeded by Murilo Melo Filho

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