deaths
October 9, 1985
Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Brazilian general and politician, 28th President of Brazil (born 1905)
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Emílio Garrastazu Médici was a Brazilian military leader and politician who was the 28th president of Brazil from 1969 to 1974. His authoritarian rule marked the apex of the Brazilian military regime.
President of Brazil
The president of Brazil, officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil or simply the President of the Republic, is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Brazilian Armed Forces.