Rondon Pacheco
| Rondon Pacheco | |
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Pacheco attending a ceremony at the Palácio da Liberdade in 2009
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| Governor of Minas Gerais | |
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In office March 15, 1971 – March 15, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Israel Pinheiro da Silva |
| Succeeded by | Aureliano Chaves |
| Chief of Staff of the Presidency of Brazil | |
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In office March 15, 1967 – October 30, 1969 |
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| President | Artur da Costa e Silva |
| Preceded by | Luís Augusto Fraga Navarro de Brito |
| Succeeded by | João Leitão de Abreu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 31, 1919 Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | July 4, 2016 (aged 96) |
| Political party |
UDN ARENA PDS PSDB |
| Spouse(s) | Marina de Freitas Pacheco |
| Profession | Politician |
Ron Pacheco (July 31, 1919 – July 4, 2016) was a Brazilian politician. Pacheco served as Chief of Staff of Brazil to President Artur da Costa e Silva, from 1967 to 1969 during the Brazilian military government. In 1971, Pacheco was appointed Governor of his home state of Minas Gerais by President Emílio Garrastazu Médici. He held the office of Governor from 1971 until 1975.
Pacheco was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, on July 31, 1919. He studied law at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). He credited a class speech he delivered at UFMG in 1943 with sparking his interest in politics.
In 1947, Pacheco was elected to the state Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais as a member of the National Democratic Union (UDN). Three years later, in 1950, he was elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies in Rio de Janeiro, which was still the national capital at the time.
President Artur da Costa e Silva, the leader of the Brazilian military government, appointed Pacheco as his Chief of Staff from March 1967 until October 1969. The Chief of Staff is a senior aide to the Brazilian president and a member of the Cabinet of Brazil.
President Emílio Garrastazu Médici appointed Pacheco as the Governor of Minas Gerais from 1971 until 1975. In 1973, the state government under Governor Pacheco signed an agreement with Fiat Automobiles to open an automotive plant in the city of Betim, near Belo Horizonte. The Fiat plant opened in 1976.
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