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Tancredo Neves
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President-elect of Brazil | |
In office Never sworn in |
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Vice President | José Sarney |
Preceded by | João Figueiredo |
Succeeded by | José Sarney |
Prime Minister of the United States of Brazil | |
In office September 8, 1961 – July 12, 1962 |
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President | João Goulart |
Preceded by | Position re-established |
Succeeded by | Brochado da Rocha |
Governor of Minas Gerais | |
In office March 15, 1983 – August 14, 1984 |
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Vice Governor | Hélio Garcia |
Preceded by | Francelino Pereira |
Succeeded by | Hélio Garcia |
Senator for Minas Gerais | |
In office February 1, 1979 – March 14, 1983 |
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Federal Deputy from Minas Gerais | |
In office February 1, 1963 – February 1, 1979 |
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In office February 1, 1951 – February 1, 1955 |
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Minister of Finance acting |
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In office March 23, 1962 – May 9, 1962 |
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President | João Goulart |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Walter Moreira Salles |
Succeeded by | Walter Moreira Salles |
Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs | |
In office September 8, 1961 – October 12, 1961 |
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President | João Goulart |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | José Martins Rodrigues |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Nasser |
In office June 26, 1953 – August 24, 1954 |
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President | Getúlio Vargas |
Preceded by | Negrão de Lima |
Succeeded by | Miguel Seabra Fagundes |
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Tancredo de Almeida Neves
March 4, 1910 São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Died | April 21, 1985 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
(aged 75)
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Spouse(s) | Risoleta Guimarães Tolentino |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | UFMG School of Law |
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Tancredo de Almeida Neves SFO (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐ̃ˈkɾedu dʒi aw'mejdɐ ˈnɛvis]) (March 4, 1910 – April 21, 1985) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and businessman.
He was Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs from 1953 to 1954, Prime Minister from 1961 to 1962, Minister of Finance in 1962, and as Governor of Minas Gerais from 1983 to 1984.
He was elected President of Brazil in 1985, but died before he took office.
Neves was supposed to be inaugurated as the Brazilian president on 15 March 1985, however the day before he died of diverticulitis at a São Paulo hospital, aged 75. It was also reported Neves had stomach cancer, but his diagnosis was kept secret.
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Tancredo Neves in Brasília, 1984

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