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Tancredo Neves was born at 3:30 BRT on 4 March 1910 in São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais and was of mostly Portuguese, but also Austrian descent [5] and graduated in law. The Neves family name comes from an Azorean great-great-grandfather. [6] Tancredo Neves was a descendant of Amador Bueno, a noted paulista from the colonial Brazilian era. [6] [7]
On 15 January 1985 the Electoral College gathered to vote. Tancredo Neves was elected president with 480 votes (73%) against only 180 (27%) given to Maluf. There were 26 abstentions, mostly from parliamentarians from the Workers' Party, which decided to maintain a neutral stance and support neither candidate.
The Pantheon of Motherland and Freedom, Tancredo Neves in the Praça dos Tres Poderes in Brasilia was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer in 1985. Its foundation stone was laid by French President François Mitterrand on 15 October 1985 and the Pantheon was inaugurated on 7 September 1986. [1]
Belo Horizonte/Confins–Tancredo Neves International Airport, formerly called Confins International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Belo Horizonte, located in the municipality of Confins, in the state of Minas Gerais.
In 1985, Tancredo Neves was elected by the electoral college with 480 votes against 180 for Paulo Maluf who represented the dictatorship. [5] On the eve of Tancredo's inauguration on 14 March 1985, he was hospitalized. The next day, José Sarney took over on an interim basis until the incumbent took office.
April 16: More than one million people, led by Tancredo Neves, occupy the streets of São Paulo to demand direct presidential elections during the Brazilian military government of João Figueiredo. It is the largest protest during the Diretas Já civil unrest, as well as the largest public demonstration in the history of Brazil. [4]
14 March: President-elect Tancredo Neves is admitted to the Emergency Room of the Hospital de Base in the Federal District. [5] 15 March: Vice President José Sarney, upon becoming vice president, assumes the duties of President of Brazil, as the new President Tancredo Neves had become severely ill, the day before. [6]
Indirect election of Tancredo Neves and approval of a Constituent Assembly Diretas Já ( Portuguese pronunciation: [dʒiˈɾɛtɐz ˈʒa] , Direct (Elections) Now ) was a 1984 civil movement in Brazil which demanded direct presidential elections .