MILITARY PERSONNEL

Márcio Melo

1906 - 1991

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Márcio de Sousa e Melo (26 May 1906 – 31 January 1991) was a general with the Brazilian Air Force. Melo 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. During the government of the junta, the American Ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped by the communist guerilla group Revolutionary Movement 8th October — radical opposition to the military dictatorship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Márcio Melo is the 1,842nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,839th in 2019), the 642nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 624th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Márcio Melo ranks 1,842 out of 2,058Before him are Andreas Miaoulis, Perseus, Alexandros Othonaios, Harry Crerar, Francis Pegahmagabow, and Christopher Cradock. After him are Olha Ilkiv, John F. Reynolds, Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Adrianos Komnenos, Mindarus, and Billy Bishop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Márcio Melo ranks 331Before him are Jean Dréville, Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Bengt Edlén, Gustav Schäfer, Márton Homonnai, and Alberto Denegri. After him are Henry Roth, Ludwig Lachmann, Sara Ashurbeyli, Paul Winter, Benjamin Mazar, and Franco Comotti. Among people deceased in 1991, Márcio Melo ranks 207Before him are Adãozinho, Gustav Schäfer, Fiorenzo Marini, David Marshall Lang, Giacomo Mari, and G. Evelyn Hutchinson. After him are Bruno Venturini, Mildred Dunnock, Robin Hill, James Franciscus, Inga Gentzel, and Zośka Vieras.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Márcio Melo ranks 642 out of 2,236Before him are Alex Telles (1992), Nariz (1912), Marcelinho Carioca (1971), Betinho (1966), Walter (1912), and Toninho (1948). After him are Joel Santana (1948), Luiz Vinhaes (1896), Luiz Gervazoni (1907), Kiko Loureiro (1972), Alex Sandro (1991), and Lori Sandri (1949).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Brazil

Among military personnels born in Brazil, Márcio Melo ranks 4Before him are Cândido Rondon (1865), Maria Quitéria (1792), and Aurélio de Lira Tavares (1905).