Itamar Franco
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His Excellency Itamar Franco |
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| 33rd President of Brazil | |
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In office 29 December 1992 – 31 December 1994 |
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| Vice President | None |
| Preceded by | Fernando Collor de Mello |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| 21st Vice President of Brazil | |
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In office 15 March 1990 – 29 December 1992 |
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| President | Fernando Collor de Mello |
| Preceded by | José Sarney |
| Succeeded by | Marco Maciel |
| Federal Senator from Minas Gerais | |
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In office 1 February 2011 – 2 July 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Hélio Costa |
| Succeeded by | Zezé Perrella |
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In office 1 February 1975 – 15 March 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Milton Campos |
| Succeeded by | Simão da Cunha |
| Brazilian Ambassador to Italy | |
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In office 2003–2005 |
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| Nominated by | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| 36th Governor of Minas Gerais | |
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In office 1 January 1999 – 31 December 2002 |
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| Vice Governor | Newton Cardoso |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Azeredo |
| Succeeded by | Aécio Neves |
| Brazilian Ambassador to the Organization of American States | |
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In office 1996–1998 |
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| Nominated by | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Brazilian Ambassador to Portugal | |
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In office 1995–1996 |
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| Nominated by | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Preceded by | José Aparecido de Oliveira |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Konder Bornhausen |
| Mayor of Juiz de Fora | |
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In office 31 January 1973 – 15 May 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Agostinho Pestana |
| Succeeded by | Saulo Pinto Moreira |
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In office 1 January 1967 – 1 January 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Ademar de Andrade |
| Succeeded by | Agostinho Pestana |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco 28 June 1930 Brazilian territorial waters, Atlantic Ocean |
| Died | 2 July 2011 (aged 81) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party |
Brazilian Labour Party (1955–1964) Brazilian Democratic Movement (1964–1981) National Reconstruction Party (1985–1992) Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (1992–2009) Socialist People's Party (2009–2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Elisa Surerus (m. 1968–1971; divorced) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | School of Engineering of Juiz de Fora |
| Profession | Civil Engineer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco (Portuguese pronunciation: [itaˈmaɾ ˈfɾɐ̃ku]; 28 June 1930 – 2 July 2011) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 33rd President of Brazil from 29 December 1992 to 31 December 1994. He had been Vice President of Brazil from 1990 until the resignation of President Fernando Collor de Mello. During his long political career Franco also served as Senator, Mayor, Ambassador and Governor. At the time of his death he was a Senator from Minas Gerais, having won the seat in the 2010 election.
Franco was born prematurely at sea, aboard a ship traveling between Salvador and Rio de Janeiro. On his father's side he was of partial German descent (the Stiebler family from Minas Gerais), while on the mother's side he was of Italian descent, with both of his maternal grandparents having emigrated to Brazil from Italy. His mother's name was "Itália", which means "Italy" in Portuguese. Franco's father died prior to his birth.
His family was from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, where he grew up and became a civil engineer in 1955, graduating from the School of Engineering of Juiz de Fora.
Entering politics in the mid-1950s, Franco first served as alderman and deputy mayor of Juiz de Fora, before getting elected as mayor (1967 to 1971 and again from 1973 to 1974). He resigned as mayor in 1974 and ran successfully for the Federal Senate as a representative of Minas Gerais. He soon became a senior figure in the MDB (Movimento Democrático Brasileiro – Brazilian Democratic Movement he was deputy leader twice, in 1976 and 1977), the official opposition to the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Re-elected as a senator in 1982, he was defeated in an attempt to be elected governor of Minas Gerais in 1986 as a candidate of the Liberal Party (PL). During his tenure he was one of the key figures of (then failed) initiative to immediate restoration of the direct elections for President. During his Senate term, Franco served as PL leader in that chamber.
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