Emílio Garrastazu Médici

His Excellency
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
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His Excellency Emílio Garrastazu Médici GColTE GColSE
	Official portrait, c. 1973
President of Brazil
	In office; 30 October 1969 – 15 March 1974
Vice President	Augusto Rademaker
Preceded by	Military Junta (acting)
Succeeded by	Ernesto Geisel
Head of the National Intelligence Service
	In office; 17 March 1967 – 28 March 1969
President	Artur da Costa e Silva
Preceded by	Golbery do Couto e Silva
Succeeded by	Carlos Alberto da Fontoura
Personal details
Born	4 December 1905; Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	9 October 1985 (aged 79); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Resting place	São João Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	ARENA
Spouse	Scylla Nogueira
Children	2
Alma mater	Military School of Realengo
Profession	Military
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1927–1969
Rank	Army General
Commands	3rd Cavalry Division General Staff; General Staff 2nd Section (Operations) of the 3rd Military Region; Preparation Center of the Reserve Officers; 3rd Military Region General Staff; 4th Cavalry Division; Military Academy of the Black Needles; Third Army;
Battles/wars	Brazilian Revolution of 1930; 1964 Brazilian coup d'état;

Emílio Garrastazu Médici (Portuguese pronunciation: [eˈmilju ɡɐʁastaˈzu ˈmɛd(ʒi)si]; 4 December 1905 – 9 October 1985) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who was the president of Brazil from 1969 to 1974. His authoritarian rule marked the apex of the Brazilian military regime.

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