Miguel Arraes

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]

Miguel Arraes
Federal Deputy for Pernambuco
In office
February 1, 2003 – July 21, 2005
In office
February 1, 1991 – January 1, 1995
In office
February 1, 1983 – February 1, 1987
Governor of Pernambuco
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999
Vice GovernorJorge José Gomes
Preceded byJoaquim Francisco
Succeeded byJarbas Vasconcelos
In office
March 15, 1987 – April 1, 1990
Vice GovernorCarlos Wilson
Preceded byGustavo Krause
Succeeded byCarlos Wilson
In office
January 31, 1963 – April 2, 1964
Vice GovernorPaulo Pessoa Guerra
Preceded byCid Sampaio
Succeeded byPaulo Pessoa Guerra
Mayor of Recife
In office
January 1, 1960 – January 1, 1963
Preceded byPelópidas da Silveira
Succeeded byLiberato 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
DiedAugust 13, 2005(2005-08-13) (aged 88)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party
  • PSD (1950–1959)
  • PST (1959–1964)
  • PMDB (1980–1990)
  • PSB (1990–2005)
Spouse(s)
    Célia de Sousa Leão
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    (m. 1945; died 1961)​
      Maria Magdalena Fiúza
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      (m. 1963)​
      Children10
      Parents
      • José Almino Alencar e Silva (father)
      • Maria Benigna Arraes (mother)
      Relatives
      Alma materLaw School of Recife (LL.B.)

      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]

      See also

      References
      1. Cavalcanti, Luiz (2013). Pernambuco : uma história política. Recife: Edições Bagaço. pp. 133–138. ISBN 9788537309339.
      2. Guardian Obituary
      3. "Miguel Arraes de Alencar" (in Portuguese). Recife, Brazil: Governo de Pernambuco. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.


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