Miguel Arraes

Miguel Arraes
Miguel Arraes
Federal Deputy from Pernambuco
	In office; February 1, 2003 – August 13, 2005
	In office; February 1, 1991 – December 16, 1994
	In office; February 1, 1975 – February 1, 1987
Governor of Pernambuco
	In office; January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999
Vice Governor	Jorge José Gomes
Preceded by	Joaquim Francisco
Succeeded by	Jarbas Vasconcelos
	In office; March 15, 1987 – April 1, 1990
Vice Governor	Carlos Wilson
Preceded by	Gustavo Krause
Succeeded by	Carlos Wilson
	In office; January 31, 1963 – April 2, 1964
Vice Governor	Paulo Pessoa Guerra
Preceded by	Cid Sampaio
Succeeded by	Paulo Pessoa Guerra
Mayor of Recife
	In office; January 1, 1960 – January 1, 1963
Preceded by	Pelópidas da Silveira
Succeeded by	Liberato da Costa Júnior
State Deputy of Pernambuco
	In office; February 1, 1951 – February 1, 1959
Personal details
Born	December 15, 1916; Araripe, Ceará, Brazil
Died	August 13, 2005 (aged 88); Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party	PST (1959–1964); PMDB (1980–1990); PSB (1990–2005);
Spouse(s)	; Célia de Sousa Leão (m. 1945; died 1961) ; Maria Magdalena Fiúza (m. 1963; his death 2005)
Children	10
Mother	Maria Benigna Arraes
Father	José Almino Alencar e Silva
Alma mater	Law School of Recife (LL.B.)

Miguel Arraes de Alencar (December 15, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He was mayor of Recife, State Deputy, Federal Deputy and three times Governor of Pernambuco.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Birth[]

Arraes was born in Araripe in the state of Ceará, but moved to Pernambuco after graduating from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law.^[2]^[3]

Imprisonment and exile[]

In the military takeover of the government of Brazil in 1964 Arraes was jailed and exiled. He initially refused to resign as governor of Pernambuco and was jailed by the military government in a political prison on the island of Fernando de Noronha. Arraes remained in prison for 11 months before being granted asylum in Algeria. He remained there for 14 years and returned to Brazil in 1979.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cavalcanti, Luiz (2013). Pernambuco : uma história política. Recife: Edições Bagaço. pp. 133–138. ISBN 9788537309339.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Guardian Obituary
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Miguel Arraes de Alencar" (in Portuguese). Recife, Brazil: Governo de Pernambuco. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

Political offices
Preceded by Pelópidas da Silveira	Mayor of Recife 1960–63	Succeeded by Liberato da Costa Júnior
Preceded by Cid Sampaio	Governor of Pernambuco 1963–64 1987–90 1995–99	Succeeded by Paulo Pessoa Guerra
Preceded by Gustavo Krause		Succeeded by Carlos Wilson
Preceded by Joaquim Francisco		Succeeded by Jarbas Vasconcelos
Party political offices
New political party	PST nominee for Governor of Pernambuco 1962	Party dissolved
Preceded by Marcos Freire	PMDB nominee for Governor of Pernambuco 1982	Succeeded by Jarbas Vasconcelos
New political party	PSB nominee for Governor of Pernambuco 1994, 1998	Succeeded by Dilton da Conti

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[cav-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cavalcanti, Luiz (2013). Pernambuco : uma história política. Recife: Edições Bagaço. pp. 133–138. ISBN 9788537309339.

[g-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Guardian Obituary

[p-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Miguel Arraes de Alencar" (in Portuguese). Recife, Brazil: Governo de Pernambuco. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

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Miguel Arraes

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Miguel Arraes


Federal Deputy from Pernambuco
In office February 1, 2003 – August 13, 2005
In office February 1, 1991 – December 16, 1994
In office February 1, 1975 – February 1, 1987
Governor of Pernambuco
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999
Vice Governor	Jorge José Gomes
Preceded by	Joaquim Francisco
Succeeded by	Jarbas Vasconcelos
In office March 15, 1987 – April 1, 1990
Vice Governor	Carlos Wilson
Preceded by	Gustavo Krause
Succeeded by	Carlos Wilson
In office January 31, 1963 – April 2, 1964
Vice Governor	Paulo Pessoa Guerra
Preceded by	Cid Sampaio
Succeeded by	Paulo Pessoa Guerra
Mayor of Recife
In office January 1, 1960 – January 1, 1963
Preceded by	Pelópidas da Silveira
Succeeded by	Liberato da Costa Júnior
State Deputy of Pernambuco
In office February 1, 1951 – February 1, 1959

Personal details
Born	(1916-12-15)December 15, 1916 Araripe, Ceará, Brazil
Died	August 13, 2005(2005-08-13) (aged 88) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party	PST (1959–1964) PMDB (1980–1990) PSB (1990–2005)
Spouse(s)	Célia de Sousa Leão (m. 1945; died 1961) Maria Magdalena Fiúza (m. 1963; ~~his death~~ 2005)
Children	10
Mother	Maria Benigna Arraes
Father	José Almino Alencar e Silva
Alma mater	Law School of Recife (LL.B.)