Aurélio de Lira Tavares

Aurélio de Lira Tavares (7 November 1905 – 18 November 1998) was a general in the Brazilian Army. He was one of the military in the joint military board that ruled Brazil between the illness of Artur da Costa e Silva in August 1969 and the investiture ceremony of Emílio Garrastazu Médici in October of that same year.

Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Member of the Brazilian Military Junta
In office 31 August 1969 – 30 October 1969 Serving with Augusto Rademaker, Márcio Melo
Preceded by	Artur da Costa e Silva (as President)
Succeeded by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici (as President)
Other political offices Ambassador of Brazil to France In office 22 July 1970 – 17 December 1974 Nominated by Emílio Garrastazu Médici Preceded by Olavo Billac Pinto Succeeded by Antônio Delfim Netto Minister of the Army In office 15 March 1967 – 30 October 1969 President Artur da Costa e Silva Military Junta (interim) Preceded by Ademar de Queirós Succeeded by Orlando Geisel Chief Minister of the Military Cabinet In office 12 June 1963 – 18 October 1963 President João Goulart Preceded by Albino Silva Succeeded by Argemiro de Assis Brasil In office 19 September 1961 – 12 July 1962 Prime Minister Tancredo Neves Preceded by Amaury Kruel Succeeded by Amaury Kruel
Personal details
Born	Aurélio de Lira Tavares (1905-11-07)7 November 1905 João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Died	18 November 1998(1998-11-18) (aged 93) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Military service
Branch/service	Brazil Brazilian Army
Rank	General

During the government of the junta, the American ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped by the communist guerilla group Revolutionary Movement 8th October — radical opposition to the military dictatorship.

Tavares was born in João Pessoa.