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Humberto Castelo Branco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (September 20, 1900 - July 18, 1967). Castelo Branco entered in the Army in 1918 and was a colonel in the Força Expedicionária Brasileira in World War II. Appointed Chief of Staff of the Army in 1963 by President João Goulart, he became one of the leaders of the coup d'etat of March 31, 1964, that overthrew Goulart. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Humberto_Castelo_Branco   (168 words)

Arturo Gatti vs. Gianluca Branco (January 24, 2004) Gatti's faster hands continued to keep Branco on the business end of his punches and with 15-seconds remaining in the sixth round, he drilled his opponent with two ramrod right to the face and then just as easily elude any of the Italian's counters. Branco answered the bell for the 11th round, on rubbery legs and within seconds the boxers exchanged roughhouse tactics in close quarters during a clinch. Branco's face looked liked he had aged ten years since the opening bell, as dark circles formed underneath both eyes and the small trickling cut under his left socket reopened. www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2004/040124gatti_branco.html   (1836 words)

Humberto Castelo Branco Biography / Biography of Humberto Castelo Branco Biography Humberto Castelo Branco (1900-1967) was a Brazilian career soldier and president who became his country's first military dictator in 70 years. Humberto Castelo Branco was born in Ceará on Sept. 20, 1900. During the postwar years Castelo Branco rose to general of the army by 1962 and to chief of the general staff of the army in the last months of the Goulart administration. www.bookrags.com /biography-humberto-castelo-branco   (807 words)

Archontology.org: History of CASTELO BRANCO, Humberto de Alencar: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, ... The son of a high-ranked military officer, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco studied at the military schools of Porto Alegre and Realengo. Castelo Branco was one of the principal leaders of the military movement in 1964 that resulted in deposition of President João Goulart. In 1966 the wide opposition to the Castelo Branco regime was highlighted by a series of student demonstrations against the government, but in the parliamentary election (15 Nov 1966) Arena won a clear majority of popular vote. www.archontology.org /nations/braz/braz_rep3/castelo_branco.php   (539 words)

Humberto Solas - Search Results - MSN Encarta Humberto Solas - Search Results - MSN Encarta Solas, Humberto, born in 1942, Cuban motion-picture director, known for bringing a passion for freedom to his historical films. The military intervened with two primary objectives: to eradicate the left and to rebuild the collapsing economy. encarta.msn.com /Humberto_Solas.html   (76 words)

HighBeam Encyclopedia - Castelo Branco, Humberto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) CASTELO BRANCO, HUMBERTO [Castelo Branco, Humberto], 1900-1967, president of Brazil (1964-67). An army officer, he served as chief of staff of the Brazilian army before participating in the coup that ousted President João Goulart in Apr., 1964. Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Castelo Branco, Humberto" at HighBeam. www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CasteloB.asp   (155 words)

The Smell emanating from Mercosur in Haiti : Indymedia Uruguay The roles of Brazil, Argentina and Chile, in providing legitimacy to what was a coup against a democratically elected government, is particularly ironic given the history of their own countries. Humberto Castelo Branco and Jorge Rafael Videla must be applauding from their graves as Augusto Pinochet wraps himself in the contradiction like a warm blanket. The simple truth is that Mercosur is complicit in "assisting" the US-installed regime in Haiti in covering the facts of the recent coup through the violent elimination of the majority political party, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Lavalas party. uruguay.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=30279   (282 words)

Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Humberto Castelo Branco, Humberto CASTELO BRANCO, HUMBERTO [Castelo Branco, Humberto], 1900-1967, president of Brazil (1964-67). An army general, he participated in the 1964 coup that deposed President João Goulart. He served as war minister (1964-66) under President Humberto Castelo Branco and succeeded him in office. www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Humberto   (197 words)

Brazil Marks 40th Anniversary of Military Coup The documents and cables refer to the coup forces as "the democratic rebellion." After General Castello Branco's takeover, the military ruled Brazil until 1985. Ambassador Lincoln Gordon wrote this lengthy, five part, cable to the highest national security officers of the U.S. government, including CIA director John McCone and the Secretaries of Defense and State, Robert McNamara and Dean Rusk. Gordon recommends "a clandestine delivery of arms" for Branco's supporters as well as a shipment of gas and oil to help the coup forces succeed and suggests such support will be supplemented by CIA covert operations. www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB118/index.htm   (1234 words)

AllRefer.com - Humberto Castelo Branco (Brazilian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia AllRefer.com - Humberto Castelo Branco (Brazilian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia Humberto Castelo Branco[OOmber´too kushte´loo brAng´koo] Pronunciation Key, 1900–1967, president of Brazil (1964–67). An army officer, he served as chief of staff of the Brazilian army before participating in the coup that ousted President JoAo Goulart in Apr., 1964. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CasteloB.html   (215 words)

Castelo Branco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) It frees woman from the common diseases frequently suffered such as delayed and irregular menstruations, back-aches and stomach-aches along menstruation and even to tighten stomach muscles and uterus muscles. Castelo Branco is a city, a municipality and a district in eastern Portugal. The city is made of one parish with the population of 31242, the municipality has 25 parishes and 56001. www.aseannewsnetwork.de /articles/content/c/ca/castelo_branco.html   (250 words)

KNOWING MOSLEMS, CATHOLICS AND JEWS In 1961, Brazilian President Jaao Goulart was overthrown by General Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco. Labor unions were banned, criticism of the President became unlawful, and thousands of suspected communists (including children) were arrested and tortured. When Branco stepped down in 1967, he left behind a constitution with greatly increased military and executve powers, crippling Brazil's efforts to restore democracy. www.geocities.com /abefirst/h-cstate.html   (2412 words)

Brazil - The Military Republic, 1964-85 Because no civilian politician was acceptable to all the revolutionary factions, the army chief of staff, Marshal Humberto Castelo Branco (president, 1964-67), became president with the intention of overseeing a reform of the political-economic system. His economic reforms prepared the way for the Brazilian economic "miracle" of the next decade, and his restructuring of the party system that had existed since 1945 shaped the contours of government-opposition relations for the next two decades. Fortunately for Geisel, his brother, Orlando Geisel, was the minister of army, and his close ally, General João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, was chief of Médici's military staff. countrystudies.us /brazil/18.htm   (1952 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation. Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco; all previous versions may be viewed here. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Humberto_de_Alencar_Castelo_Branco   (360 words)

The Story of Saddam HUSSEIN al-MAJID In 1964, the US took part in the overthrow of Goulart by General Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco, although US government officials have denied involvement. As an example of US support for Branco, just prior to the coup, US officials cabled Washington a request for oil for Branco's soldiers in case Goulart's troops blew up the refineries. When Branco stepped down in 1967, he left behind a constitution with greatly increased military and executive powers, crippling Brazil's efforts to restore democracy. www.apfn.net /messageboard/09-20-04/discussion.cgi.34.html   (2463 words)

TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Unwilling Opposition -- Aug. 19, 1966   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) When President Humberto Castello Branco last year abolished Brazil's 13 squabbling political parties and replaced them with a two-party system, he had not imagined just how difficult it would be to form an opposition. Almost no body wanted to join the out-of-power party, but Castello Branco finally man aged to recruit 164 reluctant Congress men into MODEBRAS (Brazilian Democratic Movement) as a loyal opposition to his ARENA (National Renovation Alliance). As a result, the opposition has decided to embarrass Castello Branco by refusing to enter a presidential candidate. www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,836234,00.html   (247 words)

AJLangguth.com - Writings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) One stumbling block to a coup, however, was a highly respected Brazilian general, Humberto Castelo Branco. To overcome Castelo Branco's respect for civilian authority, Washington sent as its new military attache Lt. Col. Walters, while he worked on Castelo Branco, advised other Brazilian officers about which colleagues to recruit for their conspiracy. ajlangguth.com   (7351 words)

South America What Time seemed to mean was that Brazilian President Jaao Goulart's policies were unacceptable to the U.S. Goulart sought to trade with communist nations, supported the labor movement, and had limited the profits muftinationals could take out of the country. Although high ranking U.S. intelligence personnel such as Defense Attache (and later Deputy Director of the CIA) Vernon Walters, deny the U.S. took part in the 1964 overthrow of Goulart by General Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco, there is evidence to the contrary. For example, right before the coup, U.S. officials cabled Washington a request for oil for Branco's soldiers in case Goulart's troops blew up the refineries. home.iprimus.com.au /korob/fdtcards/SouthAmerica.html   (1158 words)

Artur da Costa e Silva An army general, he participated in the 1964 coup that deposed President João As president, he rejected the calls for a general amnesty, refused to hold elections, and repressed student strikes. Humberto Castelo Branco - Castelo Branco, Humberto, 1900–1967, president of Brazil (1964–67). www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0813719.html   (144 words)

Amazon.ca: Castello Branco: The Making of a Brazilian President: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) Amazon.ca: Castello Branco: The Making of a Brazilian President: Books Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book. Be the first person to review this item. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0890960437   (170 words)

American Democracy at Work: Bremer Closes Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) To assure the success of the coup, Gordon recommended "that measures be taken soonest to prepare for a clandestine delivery of arms of non-US origin, to be made available to Castello Branco supporters in U.S. military support for the military coup proved unnecessary; Castello Branco's forces succeeded in overthrowing Goulart far faster and with much less armed resistance then The documents and cables refer to the coup forces as "the democratic rebellion." After General Castello Branco's takeover, the military ruled www.iran-socialists.com /english/articles2/20040408e.htm   (667 words)

Humberto Castelo Branco Humberto Castelo Branco actively participated in the following events: During the 20-year period following the ousting of President Joao Goulart (see April 1, 1964), a succession of repressive right-wing governments rule Brazil. Except where otherwise noted, the textual content of each timeline is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike www.cooperativeresearch.org /entity.jsp?entity=humberto_castelo_branco   (291 words)

Northrop F-5E Tiger II in Service with Brazil Encouraged by the United States government, in late March and early April of 1964 the military seized control of the government of Brazil and Goulart fled to Uruguay. The army chief of staff, Marshal Humberto Castelo Branco became president. The military was to hold power from 1964 until March of 1985. home.att.net /~jbaugher1/f5_45.html   (705 words)

The Benevolent Uncle Sam : Fool Moon Goulart had to go because he pressed strongly for legislative approval of a program of basic reforms, signed decrees setting low rent controls, nationalized petroleum refineries, expropriated unused lands, and limited the export of profits. The following regime, helped put in power by the US, was led by General Humberto Branco. This guy soon curbed civil liberties, increased the power of the national government, and provided for congressional election of the president and vice president, effectively removing any type of control the population might have had over its own government. foolmoon.com /showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=186464   (1540 words)

Castelo Branco, Humberto - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) Castelo Branco, Humberto - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK or LOGIN Castelo Branco, Humberto, 1900-1967, president of Brazil (1964-67). THE HISTORY CHANNEL and BIOGRAPHY are trademarks of AandE Television Networks used under license ©2004 AandE Television Networks. www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/search/search.php?word=CasteloB   (235 words)

Find in a Library: Castello Branco : the making of a Brazilian president Find in a Library: Castello Branco : the making of a Brazilian president Castello Branco : the making of a Brazilian president WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/e9cbcc958b8b322c.html   (68 words)

Guide Introduction: The Lyndon B. Johnson Security Files: Latin America, 1963-1969 Its three reels on Mexico cover such topics as the dispute of salinity in the Colorado River, the Chamizal Treaty, and negotiation of a civil aviation agreement. Although the collection contains only limited material on the upheavals in Panama and the Dominican Republic, it includes extensive material (nearly three reels) on the overthrow of Goulart in Brazil, thoroughly documenting the background and aftermath of the coup and U.S. relations with the new government of Humberto Castelo Branco. Less extensive but still useful documentation on the 1966 Argentine coup is also included in the collection. www.lexisnexis.com /Academic/guides/area_studies/nsf/lbjlatin.asp   (1580 words)

Castello Branco: The Making of a Brazilian President - DULLES, JOHN W. F   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) Castello Branco: The Making of a Brazilian President - DULLES, JOHN W. Search Antiqbook DULLES, JOHN W. Castello Branco: The Making of a Brazilian President They offer full satisfaction and normal prices - no markups, no hidden costs, no overcharged shipping costs. www.antiqbook.com /boox/bibman/26489.shtml   (72 words)

1964 - MarkovPedia, the future encyclopedia June 10 - Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and many computers and US offers to carry television cameras and Peter Lorre, Hungarian-born actor and president of a Brazil">Brazilian_military_coup_of_1964">coup, General Humberto Castelo Branco as his fourth Head of the war into Germany">East Germany is shot by a rocket. May 9 - The United States had been included on Broadway. July 16 - Stedman Pearson, British businessman Greville Wynn, who had built a coup, General Humberto Castelo Branco as she is overthrown by Prince Souvanna Phouma, is dissolved. www.markovpedia.com /1964   (4529 words)

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