João Goulart

His Excellency
João Goulart
His Excellency João Goulart
	Official portrait, 1961
President of Brazil
	In office; 8 September 1961 – 2 April 1964
Prime Minister	Tancredo Neves; Brochado da Rocha; Hermes Lima
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Ranieri Mazzilli
Succeeded by	Ranieri Mazzilli
14th Vice President of Brazil
	In office; 31 January 1956 – 25 August 1961
President	Juscelino Kubitschek (1956–1961); Jânio Quadros (Jan–Aug 1961)
Preceded by	Café Filho
Succeeded by	José Maria Alkmin
President
Executive offices
Minister of Labour, Industry and Trade
	In office; 18 June 1953 – 23 February 1954
President	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	José de Segadas Viana
Succeeded by	Hugo de Araújo Faria
Secretary of the Interior and Justice of Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 31 January 1951 – 23 March 1952
Governor	Ernesto Dornelles
Preceded by	Oscar Carneiro da Fontoura
Succeeded by	Egídio Michaelsen
Constituency
Legislative offices
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 23 February 1954 – 3 February 1955
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 23 March 1952 – 18 June 1953
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 11 March 1951 – 25 March 1951
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
State Deputy of Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 10 March 1947 – 31 January 1951
Constituency	At-large
Preceded by
Party political offices
President of the Brazilian Labour Party
	In office; 20 May 1952 – 19 May 1965
Preceded by	Dinarte Dornelles
Succeeded by	Lutero Vargas
Personal details
Born	João Belchior Marques Goulart; 1 March 1919; São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	6 December 1976 (aged 57); Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina
Cause of death	Heart attack (official); Poisoning (theorized);
Resting place	Cemitério Jardim da Paz; São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	PTB (1946–1965)
Spouse	Maria Teresa Fontela (m. 1955)
Relations	Neusinha Brizola (niece)
Children	João Vicente Goulart (b. 1956); Denise Goulart (b. 1957)
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João Belchior Marques Goulart (Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w bewkiˈɔʁ ˈmaʁkis guˈlaʁ]; 1 March 1919 – 6 December 1976), commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the president of Brazil from 1961 until a military coup d'état deposed him in 1964. He was considered the last left-wing president of Brazil until Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in 2003.