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João Figueiredo

1918–1999 · 20th century · Also known as João Baptista Figueiredo

João Figueiredo was a Brazilian general and the last president of the military dictatorship, serving from 1979 to 1985. He continued the gradual opening begun by Ernesto Geisel, granting an amnesty in 1979 and allowing the return of a multi-party system, and handed power to a civilian government in 1985.

João Figueiredo
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Brazilian military dictatorship

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