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João Figueiredo

1918 - 1999

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João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo (Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w baˈtʃistɐ dʒi oliˈvejɾɐ fiɡejˈɾedu, ˈʒwɐ̃w -]; 15 January 1918 – 24 December 1999) was a Brazilian military officer and dictator who served as the 30th president of Brazil from 1979 to 1985, the last of the military regime that ruled the country following the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. He was chief of the Secret Service (SNI) during the term of his predecessor, Ernesto Geisel, who appointed him to the presidency at the end of his own term. Figueiredo’s presidency continued the political liberalization started under Geisel. Shortly after taking office, he approved a broad amnesty for politicians who had been removed from office under the Institutional Acts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. João Figueiredo is the 4,207th most popular politician (up from 5,378th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 104th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, João Figueiredo ranks 4,207 out of 19,576. Before him are Mentuhotep III, Francisco Largo Caballero, Blanche II of Navarre, Ali ibn Yusuf, Jani Beg, and Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Seleucus VI Epiphanes, Alfonso V of León, Lê Duẩn, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and Vikramaditya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, João Figueiredo ranks 58. Before him are François Tombalbaye, Hans Scholl, Pavlik Morozov, Robert Walker, André Bazin, and Lila Kedrova. After him are Anna Mani, Günther Rall, Patricio Aylwin, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Yigal Allon, and Edwin G. Krebs. Among people deceased in 1999, João Figueiredo ranks 37. Before him are Daniel Nathans, Akio Morita, Mary Ainsworth, George C. Scott, Sarah Knauss, and Henry Way Kendall. After him are Hélder Câmara, Desmond Llewelyn, Dennis W. Sciama, Amintore Fanfani, Adolfo Bioy Casares, and Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, João Figueiredo ranks 74 out of 2,236. Before him are Caetano Veloso (1942), Tancredo Neves (1910), Gilberto Gil (1942), Dani Alves (1983), Sônia Braga (1950), and Ernesto Geisel (1907). After him are Hélder Câmara (1909), Xuxa (1963), Rubens Barrichello (1972), Leonardo Boff (1938), Jair da Costa (1940), and Careca (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, João Figueiredo ranks 16. Before him are Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), João Goulart (1918), Deodoro da Fonseca (1827), Anita Garibaldi (1821), Tancredo Neves (1910), and Ernesto Geisel (1907). After him are Zumbi (1655), Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1905), José Sarney (1930), Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), Fernando Collor de Mello (1949), and Artur da Costa e Silva (1899).

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