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Encyclopedia > Carlos Coimbra da Luz

Carlos Coimbra da Luz (August 4, 1894 _ February 9, 1961). Brazilian politician. After the political crisis following the Getúlio Vargas suicide in 1954, Carlos Luz was the second of three presidents that ruled Brazil in a brief period of 16 months. Luz headed the government only 2 days in November, 1955 and was deposed by the militars.




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Coimbra da Luz, Carlos @ Archontology.org: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database (663 words)
In response to the attempt of Luz to dismiss war minister Henrique Teixeira Lott (9 Nov 1955), the army leadership mobilized troops in Rio de Janeiro and provinces.
Luz and some ministers took refuge on board of cruiser Tamandaré, from where he was trying to organize resistance to the army movement.
Carlos Luz effectively exercised the functions of President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2 Feb 1955 to 8 Feb 1955 inclusively with the cited interruption.
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Também seguiram a trajetória política seu sobrinho Américo Gomes Ribeiro da Luz, deputado federal constituinte em 1891, e seus primos Augusto Coimbra da Luz, deputado da Assembléia Legislativa de Minas Gerais entre 1927 e 1930, e Gastão de Oliveira Coimbra, deputado da Assembléia Legislativa mineira de 1935 a 1937.
Carlos Luz não tardou a ser nomeado por Vargas para o conselho administrativo da Caixa Econômica Federal do Rio de Janeiro, então Distrito Federal, cuja Carteira Hipotecária passou a dirigir a partir de 25 de novembro.
Carlos Luz foi eleito mais uma vez para a Câmara, com 29.280 votos, mas o aumento de votação não alterou sua discreta posição relativa na bancada do PSD mineiro.
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