José Pessôa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque
José Pessôa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (born September 12, 1885 in Cabaceiras , Paraíba , † August 16, 1959 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian marshal .
Life
Cavalcanti de Albuquerque completed an officer training in the army (Exército Brasileiro) of the armed forces (Forças Armadas do Brasil) and subsequently found various uses as an officer and staff officer. On August 18, 1927, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on August 29, 1929 to colonel . As the successor to Brigadier General José Vitoriano Aranha da Silva , he became commander of the Realengo Military School (Escola Militar do Realengo) on November 19, 1930 and held this post until August 7, 1934, after which Brigadier General José Meira de Vasconcelos was his successor. He himself was promoted to brigadier general on August 3, 1933 and was then commander of the coastal artillery district of the 1st military region (1.ª Região Militar) between 1934 and 1938 .
From 1939 to 1945 Cavalcanti de Albuquerque was inspector of the cavalry and received his promotion to major general in this capacity on May 24, 1940 . He was military attaché at the embassy in Great Britain from 1946 to 1947 and most recently as the successor to Major General Raymundo Sampaio from July 23, 1948 to September 12, 1949, Supreme Commander of the Military Command South CMS (Comando Militar do Sul) , whereupon Major General Newton Estillac Leal was his resident Successor became. On September 12, 1949, he retired from active military service and was promoted to general . In January 1953 he received the rank of marshal (Marechal do Exército Brasileiro) .
Cavalcanti de Albuquerque was a nephew of Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa , who was President of Brazil from July 28, 1919 to November 15, 1922 . His younger brother was the politician and governor of the state of Paraíba João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque , whose assassination on July 26, 1930 is considered one of the key events for the 1930 revolution .
Web link
- Entry in Generals.dk
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, José Pessôa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian Marshal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cabaceiras , Paraíba |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1959 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |