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José Sarney Costa
José Sarney Costa 1930-, Brazilian politician, president of Brazil (1985-90). He served as a federal deputy (1958-64), governor of Maranhâo (1965-70), and federal senator (1970-84). He became vice president in the elections (1985) ending military rule, and was sworn in as president upo... Read more
Brazil
Brazil , Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. By far the largest of the Latin American countries, Brazil occupies nearly half the continent of South America, stretching from the Guiana Hig... Read more

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Fernando Collor de Mello
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Fernando Collor de Mello Brazilian businessman and politician Fernando Collor de Mello (born 1949) became that nation's youngest...enormous debt and pressing social problems. Fernando Collor de Mello was elected president of Brazil on December...
José Sarney Costa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...social injustice. During his term, a Constituent Assembly wrote a new democratic constitution. He was succeeded by Fernando Collor de Mello . Sarney again served in the Brazilian senate after his presidency, and was twice elected (1995, 2003) senate president...
Brazil
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...restored in 1985, and a new constitution (1988) brought liberal reforms and the transfer of powers to Congress. Fernando Collor de Mello was elected president in 1990. In 1992 he was impeached for corruption and an interim government installed. In 1995...

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Franco, Itamar Augusto
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...made a crucial contribution to Fernando Collor de Mello's successful presidental...President, but he soon broke with Collor and left his party. He took charge of the affairs of state following Collor's suspension on suspicion of corruption...
Brazil
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...income. In the early 1990s very high inflation, together with an economic recession, challenged the government of President Collor de Mello, who himself was faced with allegations of corruption, and resigned in 1992. Itamar Franco then served as President...

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New Testimony Damages Collor's Credibility; Secretary Says Brazilian President's Aides Faked an Explanation of His Finances
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/1/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...secretary of friends of President Fernando Collor de Mello told an investigating commission today that Collor's aides faked an explanation of his personal...Oliveira, dealt the most severe blow yet to Collor's credibility in a three-month-old...
Brazil's tainted Collor comes back larger than ever.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 9/29/2002; 700+ words ; ...this small northeastern city as Fernando Collor de Mello flashed a smile and walked among...in disgrace amid corruption charges, Collor is back _ with a few new wrinkles on his...grandmothers _ wanted to tag along with Collor recently. They whispered a campaign wish...
Brazilian President Sues Brother for Libel; Collor Denies Charges of Corruption
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/26/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...feud in the family of President Fernando Collor de Mello has exploded into a national...on the president by his sibling, Pedro Collor, published in the newsweekly Veja, are...Brazilian press for months. But Pedro Collor's assertions are the first to be aimed...
Brazil's High Court Extends Time for Collor's Defense
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/11/1992; ; 632 words ; ...proceedings against President Fernando Collor de Mello, expanding only the period for...should come by the end of this month. Collor has been accused by a congressional commission...to vote in favor to initiate a trial. Collor's attorneys appealed, calling Pinheiro...
The man and the moment. (Pres. Fernando Collor de Mello and the economy) (Survey of Brazil)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 12/7/1991; 700+ words ; ...Cohn, a Rio businessman, says President Collor's inaugural address that day "was worthy of a great world statesman". Mr Collor, then only 40, delivered, with strength...Brazilian president had attempted. Mr Collor had one line in his moving inaugural speech...
Brazilian President Denounces Opponents; Demonstrators Call for Collor's Impeachment
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/19/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...A sharp attack by President Fernando Collor de Mello against his political opponents and renewed feuding within Collor's family have heightened tensions...president. Meanwhile, opposition to Collor mounted as hundreds of thousands of...
Brazil's President Drops in Public Favor;Unending Inflation Befogs Collor's Gains
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/16/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...Now, one year after President Fernando Collor de Mello took office, the government vehicles are gone. Collor sold off a fleet of 4,675 cars that...of reforms and budget cuts made during Collor's first year. Collor made strides toward...
Collor Takes In A Parade;Embattled Brazilian Seen but Not Heard
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/8/1992; ; 695 words ; ...zooming low overhead, President Fernando Collor de Mello presided over a military parade...hundred demonstrators, many clad in anti-Collor black, managed to push to the front and...out of a job for nine months and blamed Collor for Brazil's recession. After remaining...
Brazil's President Steps Aside; Collor Gives Up Rule To Face Senate Trial
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/3/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...democratic transfer of power from the impeached Fernando Collor de Mello. Collor's formal suspension from office and the calm transfer...will be no corrupt officials in this government." Collor, suspended for 180 days to permit his trial on corruption...
Brazilians Turn Off Collor With Show of True Colors
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/17/1992; ; 602 words ; ...DE JANEIRO, Brazil President Fernando Collor de Mello asked Brazilians to support his...the presidential palace to demand that Collor, threatened with impeachment proceedings...corruption, step down. A green-and-yellow Collor doll hanging from a noose was carried...