Emílio Garrastazu Médici

His Excellency General

Emílio Garrastazu Médici

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His Excellency General; Emílio Garrastazu Médici; GColTE GColSE
President of Brazil
	In office; October 30, 1969 – March 14, 1974
Vice President	Augusto Rademaker
Preceded by	Military Junta (interim)
Succeeded by	Ernesto Geisel
Head of the National Intelligence Service
	In office; March 17, 1967 – March 28, 1969
President	Artur da Costa e Silva
Preceded by	Golbery do Couto e Silva
Succeeded by	Carlos Alberto da Fontoura
Personal details
Born	December 4, 1905; Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	October 9, 1985 (aged 79); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Resting place	São João Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	ARENA
Spouse(s)	Scylla Nogueira
Children	2
Profession	Military
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1927–1969
Rank	Army General
Commands	Preparation Center of the Reserve Officers (CPOR) to Porto Alegre (1953–57); 4th Cavalry Division, based in Campo Grande (1961–63); Military Academy of the Black Needles (1963–64); Third Army, in Rio Grande do Sul (1969);

Emílio Garrastazu Médici (Portuguese pronunciation: [eˈmilju ɡɐʁastaˈzu ˈmɛd(ʒi)si]; December 4, 1905 – October 9, 1985) was a Brazilian military leader and politician. He was President of Brazil from 1969 to 1974.

Médici died of kidney failure on October 9, 1985 at the age of 79 after suffering a stroke.

Honours change

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His Excellency General Emílio Garrastazu Médici GColTE GColSE


President of Brazil
In office October 30, 1969 – March 14, 1974
Vice President	Augusto Rademaker
Preceded by	Military Junta (interim)
Succeeded by	Ernesto Geisel
Head of the National Intelligence Service
In office March 17, 1967 – March 28, 1969
President	Artur da Costa e Silva
Preceded by	Golbery do Couto e Silva
Succeeded by	Carlos Alberto da Fontoura

Personal details
Born	(1905-12-04)December 4, 1905 Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	October 9, 1985(1985-10-09) (aged 79) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Resting place	São João Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	ARENA
Spouse(s)	Scylla Nogueira
Children	2
Profession	Military
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1927–1969
Rank	Army General
Commands	Preparation Center of the Reserve Officers (CPOR) to Porto Alegre (1953–57) 4th Cavalry Division, based in Campo Grande (1961–63) Military Academy of the Black Needles (1963–64) Third Army, in Rio Grande do Sul (1969)