Luís Carlos Prestes

Luís Carlos Prestes (January 3, 1898 – March 7, 1990) was a leader of the 1920s tenente rebellion and the Communist opposition to the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas in Brazil.

Read more about Luís Carlos Prestes:  Tenente Revolt, 1930 Revolution, Alignment To Marxism, Imprisonment, Political Career

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