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Juscelino Kubitschek

1902 - 1976

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Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuseˈlinu kubiˈʃɛk(i) dʒi oliˈve(j)ɾɐ]; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. Kubitschek's government plan, dubbed "50 years in 5", was centered on economic and social development. During his term the country experienced a period of notable economic growth and relative political stability. However, there was also a significant increase in external debt, inflation, income concentration and wage erosion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juscelino Kubitschek is the 2,670th most popular politician (down from 2,509th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 49th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Brazilian Politician.

Juscelino Kubitschek was a Brazilian president who is most famous for his work on the capital of Brazil, Brasilia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Juscelino Kubitschek ranks 2,670 out of 19,576. Before him are Auguste Mariette, Muhammad bin Saud, Prince William of Hesse-Kassel, Berengar II of Italy, Zimri, and Khieu Samphan. After him are Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Abgar V, Ricimer, Jehoahaz of Judah, Shah Jahan II, and Mithridates I of Parthia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Juscelino Kubitschek ranks 34. Before him are Marcel Breuer, Meyer Lansky, Mikhail Suslov, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Ray Kroc, and Arne Jacobsen. After him are Theodore Schultz, Reinhard Gehlen, Alexandre Kojève, Émile Benveniste, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, and Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Among people deceased in 1976, Juscelino Kubitschek ranks 34. Before him are Raymond Queneau, Alexander Calder, Anneliese Michel, Zhu De, Rudolf Bultmann, and Choe Yong-gon. After him are Émile Benveniste, George Whipple, Tove Ditlevsen, Benjamin Graham, João Goulart, and René Cassin.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Juscelino Kubitschek ranks 47 out of 2,236. Before him are Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), Hebe Camargo (1929), Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Neymar (1992), and Cafu (1970). After him are Bebeto (1964), Kaká (1982), Zito (1932), Astrud Gilberto (1940), José Altafini (1938), and Dunga (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Juscelino Kubitschek ranks 8. Before him are Dilma Rousseff (1947), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Getúlio Vargas (1882), Michel Temer (1940), and Maria II of Portugal (1819). After him are Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), João Goulart (1918), Deodoro da Fonseca (1827), Anita Garibaldi (1821), and Tancredo Neves (1910).

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