1969 kidnapping of the United States Ambassador to Brazil

none Sequestro do embaixador dos Estados Unidos no Brasil em 1969 pt 78 hours 1969 09 04 1969 09 07 National Liberation Action andOctober 8th Revolutionary Movement In 1969, United States Ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped by the National Liberation Action (ALN) and the 8th October Revolutionary Movement (MR8) in protest of the US-backed military dictatorship.2019-09-05 1969: Embaixador americano é alvo de sequestro no Rio de Janeiro https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/banco-de-dados/2019/09/1969-embaixador-americano-e-alvo-de-sequestro-no-rio-de-janeiro.shtml 2022-09-11 Folha de S.Paulo pt-BRBlakeley Ruth http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415462402/ State Terrorism and Neoliberalism: The North in the South 2009 Routledge 978-0-415-68617-4 942011-09-28 Man behind 1969 kidnapping of U.S. ambassador in Brazil tells his story https://www.wbez.org/stories/man-behind-1969-kidnapping-of-us-ambassador-in-brazil-tells-his-story/5ec36688-a528-461b-9f4a-1d36c800959b 2022-09-11 WBEZ Chicago en Fernando Gabeira and Virgílio Gomes da Silva pt helped plan and execute the operation."Vocês estão matando um brasileiro!", gritava Virgílio Gomes da Silva há 50 anos https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2019/09/29/voces-estao-matando-um-brasileiro-gritava-virgilio-gomes-da-silva-ha-50-anos 2022-09-11 Brasil de Fato pt-BR In order to begin negotiations, the kidnappers demanded that their letter-manifesto be read and printed in the media, which was done.http://cnv.memoriasreveladas.gov.br/images/pdf/docs/Doc03_53384-4-004.pdf 8 April 2023 cnv.memoriasreveladas.gov.br Memorandum of conversation September 10, 1969 The ambassador was released after 78 hours in exchange for the release of 15 political prisoners imprisoned by the military dictatorship, who were exiled to Mexico.2007-12-06 Ex-Brazilian guerrilla, kidnapper of US envoy, dies en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN06197093 2022-09-11 It was among the most high-profile guerrilla actions taken against the military dictatorship (1964–1985). The 15 political prisoners left the Galeão Air Force Base for Mexico in a Lockheed C-130 Hercules belonging to the Brazilian Air Force.2019-09-07 1969: Presos políticos embarcam para o México em negociação pela liberdade de embaixador https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/banco-de-dados/2019/09/1969-presos-politicos-embarcam-para-o-mexico-em-negociacao-pela-liberdade-de-embaixador.shtml 2022-09-11 Folha de S.Paulo pt-BR Thirteen of the 15 political prisoners released in exchange for the release of Ambassador Elbrick appeared in a photo taken before their exile in Mexico: Luís Travassos, José Dirceu, José Ibraim, Onofre Pinto pt, Ricardo Vilasboas Sá Rego pt Ricardo Villas Boas, Maria Augusta Carneiro pt, Ricardo Zarattini pt, and Rolando Fratti, standing up. João Leonardo da Silva Rocha pt João Leonardo Rocha, Agonalto Pacheco da Silva, Vladimir Palmeira pt, Ivens Marchetti and Flávio Tavares pt kneeling. Gregório Lourenço Bezerra pt and Mario Roberto Zanconato do not appear in the photo. Onofre Pinto pt and João Leonardo da Silva Rocha pt João Leonardo Rocha were assassinated by the dictatorship in 1974 and 1975, respectively. Fernando Gabeira described his experience in the book O Que É Isso, Companheiro? (book) O Que É Isso, Companheiro? pt y. It was made into the film Four Days in September, directed by Bruno Barreto. See also Tiradentes Revolutionary Movement (1969–1971) Assassination of Charles Rodney Chandler References Category:1969 in Brazil Category:Brazil–United States relations Category:Kidnapping in the 1960s Category:Kidnappings in Brazil Category:Military dictatorship in Brazil