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COSTA e SILVA, Artur da @ Archontology.org: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database (558 words)
	From 1950 to 1952 Costa e Silva was a military attaché in Argentina.
	Released from command in 1962 for harsh suppression of student manifestations, Costa e Silva was one of the leaders of the military coup of 1964 ousting President João Goulart.
	In 1969 Costa e Silva conceded to a moderate liberalization of the military regime, but on 28 Aug 1969 he shown first signs of cerebral thrombosis and was transferred from Brasília to Rio de Janeiro, where he was hospitalized.

O Governo Costa e Silva (401 words)
	A nova Constituição estava praticamente concluída, quando Costa e Silva ficou gravemente doente e afastou-se da presidência.
	Reconhecendo a impossibilidade de Costa e Silva recuperar a saúde, a Junta Militar declarou a extinção de seu mandato.
	E indicou o seu sucessor: o general Emílio Garrastazu Medicí.

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