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Emílio Garrastazu Médici,
pron., (
December 4,
1905 —
October 9,
1985) was a
Brazilian military leader and politician. His rule marked the apex of military governments in Brazil.
Early life
Médici was born in
Bagé,
Rio Grande do Sul state, he was the son of a family of
Spanish/
Basque and
Italian descent, who were originally from
Paysandú,
Uruguay. In the
1920s he entered in the
Army where he was steadily promoted, becoming general in
1961.
Médici was a close ally of Marshal
Artur da Costa e Silva, who became president of Brazil in 1967. Also in this year Médici was appointed chief of the National Information Service (SNI).
Presidency
Two years later he become commandant of the Third Army when he was elected president of
Brazil by the Congress, to succeed Costa e Silva, who was ill. Médici took oath on
October 30,
1969 and served until the end of his term,
March 15,
1974.
During his tenure, Médici established a strong military government, the more repressive of Brazil's military regimes, accompanied by tortures and strict censorship of the press. During his rule an existing guerilla activity was defeated, led by
Carlos Marighela and
Carlos Lamarca. The movement was destroyed and Marighela and Lamarca killed.
The Brazilian economy grew rapidly at a rate of 10% per year during his term. Large construction projects were undertaken, including the Transamazônica road, the
Itaipu dam and Rio-
Niterói bridge.
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