Luís Carlos Prestes
Luís Carlos Prestes was a Brazilian revolutionary, military officer, and politician who served as general secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party from 1943 to 1980 and as a senator for the Federal District from 1946 to 1948. He first achieved national prominence for his role in the 1924 tenentist revolt and in the subsequent march of the Prestes Column, which earned him the nickname The Knight of Hope.
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- Born in
- Porto Alegre
- Educated at
- Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of the October Revolution🏆 Order of Friendship🏆 Bertha Lutz Prize
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1898
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Birth1990
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