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Jan 22, 1895 São Bento do Sapucaí, São Paulo, Brazil Died on 08 Dec 1975 (aged 80)
Brazilian politician
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About Plínio Salgado
- Plínio Salgado (Portuguese: ['pli?u saw'gadu]; January 22, 1895 – December 8, 1975) was a Brazilian politician, writer, journalist, and theologian.
- He founded and led Brazilian Integralist Action, a political party inspired by the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. Initially a supporter of the dictatorship led by Getúlio Vargas, he was later persecuted and exiled in Portugal for promoting uprisings against the government.
- After his return, he launched the Party of Popular Representation, and was elected to represent Paraná in the Chamber of Deputies in 1958, being re-elected in 1962, this time to represent São Paulo.
- He was also a candidate in the 1955 presidential election, securing 8.28% of the votes.
- After the 1964 coup d'état, which led to the extinction of political parties, he joined the National Renewal Alliance political party, obtaining two terms in the Chamber of Deputies.
- He retired from politics in 1974, just a year before his death.
