Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
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Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
29th President of Brazil
In office April 15, 1964 – March 15, 1967
Vice President	José Maria Alkmim
Preceded by	Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli
Succeeded by	Artur da Costa e Silva
Born	September 20, 1897(1897-09-20) Fortaleza, Ceará
Died	July 18, 1967 (aged 69) Messejana, Ceará
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	None
Religion	Roman Catholic

Field Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, pron. IPA: [ũ'bɛxtu dʒi alẽ'kax kas'tɛlu 'bɾʌ͂ku] (September 20, 1897 - July 18, 1967) was a Brazilian military leader and politician. Castelo Branco entered the Brazilian Army in 1918 and was a colonel in the Brazilian Expeditionary Force during World War II. Appointed Chief of Staff of the Army by President João Goulart in 1963, he became one of the leaders of the coup d'etat of March 31, 1964 that overthrew Goulart. Elected president by the Congress, he took the oath of office on April 15, 1964 and served until March 15, 1967. During his term, Castelo Branco dismantled the left wing of Congress, abolished all existing political parties, and replaced them with only two: the government's party, called the "National Renewal Alliance Party" (ARENA) and the opposition's "Brazilian Democratic Movement" (MDB). He promoted government intervention into the economy (e.g. shutting down by decree the country's flag carrier, Panair do Brasil) and tributary reforms, and was succeeded by his war minister Marshal Artur da Costa e Silva. Shortly after leaving the presidency, he died in an air crash near Fortaleza.

See also

• 1964 Brazilian coup d'état
• List of Presidents of Brazil
• History of Brazil (1964-present)

v • d • e Presidents of Brazil Old republic Deodoro da Fonseca · Floriano Peixoto · Prudente de Morais · Campos Sales · Rodrigues Alves · Afonso Pena · Nilo Peçanha · Hermes da Fonseca · Venceslau Brás · Delfim Moreira · Epitácio Pessoa · Artur Bernardes · Washington Luís · Júlio Prestes · Mena Barreto · Isaías de Noronha Vargas era Augusto Fragoso · Getúlio Vargas · José Linhares Republic of 1946 Eurico Gaspar Dutra · João Café Filho · Carlos Coimbra da Luz · Nereu de Oliveira · Juscelino Kubitschek · Jânio Quadros · Ranieri Mazzilli · João Goulart Military dictatorship Castelo Branco · Artur da Costa e Silva · Aurélio de Lira Tavares · Augusto Rademaker · Márcio Melo · Emílio Garrastazu Médici · Ernesto Geisel · João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo New republic Tancredo Neves · José Sarney · Fernando Collor · Itamar Franco · Fernando Henrique Cardoso · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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