Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco

Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ũ'bɛʁtu dʒi alẽ'kaʁ kas'tɛlu 'bɾɐ̃ku]) (20 September 1897 – 18 July 1967) was a Brazilian military leader and politician. He served as the first President of the Brazilian military government after the 1964 military coup d'etat. Castelo Branco was killed in an aircraft collision in July 1967, soon after the end of his Presidency.

Marshal Castelo Branco
26th President of Brazil
In office 15 April 1964 – 15 March 1967
Vice President	José Maria Alkmin
Preceded by	Ranieri Mazzilli
Succeeded by	Artur da Costa e Silva
Chief of the General Staff of the Army
In office 13 September 1963 – 14 April 1964
Preceded by	José Machado Lopes
Succeeded by	Décio Palmeiro Escobar
Personal details
Born	Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897-09-20)20 September 1897 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Died	18 July 1967(1967-07-18) (aged 69) Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Resting place	Castelo Branco Mausoleum, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	ARENA (1966–67)
Spouse(s)	Argentina Vianna ​ ​ (m. 1942; died 1963)​
Children	2
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Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1921–1964
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	10th Military Region, headquartered in Fortaleza (1952–1954) School of General Staff (1954–1956) Garrison of the Amazon (1958–1960) 8th Military Region, headquartered in Belém (1958–1960)
Battles/wars	Second World War Italian Campaign (1944–1945)

Personal Life

Castelo Branco was born in a wealthy Northeastern Brazilian family. His father, Cândido Borges Castelo Branco, was a general. His mother, Antonieta Alencar Castelo Branco, came from a family of intellectuals (which included the writer José de Alencar).

He was married to Argentina Vianna, and had two children, Nieta and Paulo.