Aurélio de Lira Tavares

Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Member of the Brazilian Military Junta
	In office; 31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969 Serving with Augusto Rademaker, Márcio Melo
Preceded by	Artur da Costa e Silva; (as President)
Succeeded by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici; (as President)
Nominated by	In office; 22 July 1970 – 17 December 1974
Other political offices
Ambassador of Brazil to France
	In office; 22 July 1970 – 17 December 1974
Nominated by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Preceded by	Olavo Billac Pinto
Succeeded by	Antônio Delfim Netto
Minister of the Army
	In office; 15 March 1967 – 30 October 1969
President	Artur da Costa e Silva; Military Junta
Preceded by	Ademar de Queirós
Succeeded by	Orlando Geisel
Chief Minister of the Military Cabinet
	In office; 12 June 1963 – 18 October 1963
President	João Goulart
Preceded by	Albino Silva
Succeeded by	Argemiro de Assis Brasil
	In office; 19 September 1961 – 12 July 1962
Prime Minister	Tancredo Neves
Preceded by	Amaury Kruel
Succeeded by	Amaury Kruel
Personal details
Born	Aurélio de Lira Tavares; 7 November 1905; João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Died	18 November 1998 (aged 93); Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse	Isolina Maria Leitão de Abreu (m. 1934)
Children	2
Parents	João de Lira Tavares (father); Rosa Amélia de Araújo (mother);
Education	Military School of Realengo; Faculty of Law of Rio de Janeiro; Polytechnic School of Rio de Janeiro; Officer Advanced Training School; Army General Staff School
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1925–1970
Rank	Army general
Commands	See list 2nd Section of the Special Staff of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force; Brazilian Military Mission during the Berlin Blockade; 4th Section of the Armed Forces General Staff; Army General Staff Office; Division Artillery of the 5th Infantry Division; Army Communications Director; General Staff of the 1st Army; 2nd Military Region; Northeastern Military Command; Army Production and Works Department; Superior School of War; ;
Battles/wars	Second World War; Cold War; 1964 Brazilian coup d'état;

Aurélio de Lira Tavares (7 November 1905 – 18 November 1998) was a general in the Brazilian Army. He was one of the military in the joint military board that ruled Brazil between the illness of Artur da Costa e Silva in August 1969 and the investiture ceremony of Emílio Garrastazu Médici in October of that same year.

During the government of the junta, the American ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped by the communist guerrilla group Revolutionary Movement 8th October — radical opposition to the military dictatorship.