Edgar Ferreira do Amaral
Edgar Ferreira do Amaral (born March 21, 1894 in Rio de Janeiro ; † June 27, 1978 ibid) was a Brazilian general who was last Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces between 1958 and 1960 (Ministro-chefe do Estado-Maior das Forças Armadas) was.
Life
Amaral completed an officer training in the army ( Exército Brasileiro ) of the armed forces (Forças Armadas do Brasil) and subsequently found various jobs as an officer and staff officer. After his promotion to lieutenant colonel on December 25, 1937 he was between December 7, 1939 and January 9, 1941 head of the military center for physical training (Centro de Educação Física do Exército Brasileiro) , where he was promoted to colonel on December 25, 1940 has been. After further assignments, he was promoted to brigadier general on April 27, 1945 and was Secretary General for the Army in the War Department between October 7, 1946 and November 23, 1948 and at the same time from 1947 to 1949 military attaché at the embassy in the USA . He was christened on 15 September 1949 was promoted to major general and was from November 1950 to March 1951 head of the Brazilian delegation to the Inter-American Defense Board ( Inter-American Defense Board ) and between 24 August 1955, the October 24, 1956 Supreme Commander of the Military Southern Command CMS (Comando Militar do Sul) .
On June 13, 1958, Amaral was appointed by President Juscelino Kubitschek to succeed General Octávio Saldanha Mazza as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Ministro-chefe do Estado-Maior das Forças Armadas) . He held this post until January 5, 1960 and was then replaced by General Arthur Hescket Hall .
Web link
- Entry in Generals.dk
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amaral, Edgar Ferreira Thu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1978 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |