PRESTES, LUÍS CARLOS


Meaning of PRESTES, LUÍS CARLOS in English

born Jan. 3, 1898, Pôrto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Braz.

died March 7, 1990, Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian revolutionary.

Beginning in 1924, he led a rebel force on a three-year trek through Brazil's interior in an effort to spark a rebellion in the countryside. Although the effort failed, he became a romantic hero. He went on to lead the Brazilian Communist Party, which advocated ending payments on the national debt, nationalization of foreign-owned companies, and land reform . Imprisoned after a violent uprising in 1935, he was released after World War II and later served briefly as a senator.

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