Armando de Moraes Âncora

Armando de Moraes Âncora (5 August 1901 – 26 September 1964) was Brazilian military army general, who fought in World War II.[1]

Armando de Moraes Âncora
Commander of the 1st Army
In office
2 August 1963 – 1 April 1964
Preceded byOsvino Ferreira Alves
Succeeded byOctacílio Terra Ururahy
Commander of the 1st Military Region
In office
8 August 1959 – 4 January 1960
Preceded byNestor Souto de Oliveira
Succeeded byJoaquim Justino Alves Bastos
Personal details
Born(1901-08-05)5 August 1901
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died26 September 1964(1964-09-26) (aged 63)
Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Rank Army general
Commands
Battles/warsWorld War II

Military career

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Âncora had served as commander of the 1st Military Region from 1959 to 1960.[2] Later, he had served as commander of the 1st Army (now the Eastern Military Command), during the 1964 coup d'état, from 1963 to 1964.[1][3]

After finding out about the split in the army, Âncora chose to avoid armed conflict between coupist and pro-government troops who wanted to stop them.[1][4]

In a meeting in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Armando Âncora, who had just assumed office as interim Minister of War, replacing general Jair Dantas Ribeiro, declared the end of the resistance of the forces who gave protection to the government.[1][4]

Besides commanding the 1st Army, general Âncora was head of the Federal District Police during the Rua Toneledo shooting in August 1954, which led to his resignation, before the suicide of Getúlio Vargas, being one of the few military personnel loyal to Vargas, along with general Manuel César de Góis Monteiro.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Ancora, Armando de Morais". CPDOC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Antigos Comandantes". 1ª Região Militar (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 November 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Galeria dos Comandantes". Comando Militar do Leste (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "50 anos do golpe militar de 1964 - quem é quem". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
Military offices
Preceded by
Nestor Souto de Oliveira
Commander of the 1st Military Region
1959–1960
Succeeded by
Joaquim Justino Alves Bastos
Preceded by
Osvino Ferreira Alves
Commander of the 1st Army
1963–1964
Succeeded by
Octacílio Terra Ururahy