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- Born:
- January 3, 1898, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Died:
- March 7, 1990, Rio de Janeiro (aged 92)
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Prestes, LuĂs Carlos
LuĂs Carlos Prestes, 1959.
LuĂs Carlos Prestes
Brazilian revolutionary
LuĂs Carlos Prestes (born January 3, 1898, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilâdied March 7, 1990, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian revolutionary. Beginning in 1924, he led a rebel force on a three-year trek through Brazilâs 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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