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Also known as Jose Sarney

President of Brazil from 1985 to 1990

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  • Norte das aguas
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Key facts

Vice president
None
Preceded by
João Figueiredo
Succeeded by
Fernando Collor de Mello
President
Tancredo Neves (did not assume)
Vice governor
Antônio Dino
Constituency
Maranhão
Born
José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa , ( 1930-04-24 ) 24 April 1930 (age 96) , Pinheiro , Maranhão , Brazil
Party
PMDB (1985–present)
Other political affiliations
Other parties PFL (1985), PDS (1979–1985), ARENA (1965–1979), UDN (1955–1965)
Spouse
Marly Macieira ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 12 July 1952</span>"}]]}'>1952 ) ​
Children
Roseana , Fernando , José
Alma mater
Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA)

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Encyclopedic overview

José Sarney de Araújo Costa ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ saʁˈnej dʒi aɾaˈuʒu ˈkɔstɐ]; born José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa; 24 April 1930) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and writer who served as the 31st president of Brazil from 1985 to 1990. He briefly served as the 20th vice president of Brazil for a month between March and April 1985.

Sarney was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1955 until 1966 and of the Senate from 1971 until 1985. He was also the Governor of Maranhão from 1966 until 1970. During the Brazilian military dictatorship, Sarney affiliated himself with the government party, ARENA, becoming the president of the party in 1979. Sarney joined the dissenters, and was instrumental in the creation of the Liberal Front Party. Sarney ran for Vice-President on the ticket of Tancredo Neves of PMDB, formerly the opposition party to the military government. Neves won the presidential election, but died before taking office, and Sarney became president.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “José Sarney” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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