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Francisco Waldir Pires de Sousa (Acajutiba, October 21, 1926) is a politician of Brazil. He is the former Minister of Defence for President Luis Ignácio "Lula" da Silva,[1] fired due to gross incompetence and inaction during Brazil's aviation crisis of 2006-2007.[2] At the time of the crisis, he was accused by some[who?] in Brazil of nearing senility. He was replaced by Former Supreme Court President Nelson Jobim.[2]
Waldir Pires | |
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| Minister of Defence of Brazil | |
| In office March 31, 2006 – July 25, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | José Alencar |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Jobim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | political parties: PT (now), PSDB, PDT, PMDB, PSD (Brazil) October 21, 1926 Acajutiba |
| Died | political parties: PT (now), PSDB, PDT, PMDB, PSD (Brazil) |
| Resting place | political parties: PT (now), PSDB, PDT, PMDB, PSD (Brazil) |
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| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
References
- ^ List of Historical Brazilian Minister of Defence from the official Defence Ministry Website (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b Brazil's defence minister fired, BBC News, 25 July 2007.
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