1969 Brazilian presidential election

none Brazil 1968 presidential 369 members of the electoral college 185 electoral 1966 Brazilian presidential election 1966 1974 Brazilian presidential election 1974 25 October 1969 Garrastazu médici (cropped).jpg Emílio Médici Augusto Rademaker National Renewal Alliance 293 100% President Brazilian Military Junta of 1969 National Renewal Alliance Party Emílio Garrastazu Médici National Renewal Alliance Party Colégio Eleitoral 1969.svg Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 25 October 1969. The elections were the third held under the Brazilian military government, and used an electoral college system. Background The National Congress had been closed since Institutional Act Number Five was issued on 13 December 1968. President Artur da Costa e Silva left office on 14 October due to ill health, later dying on 17 December. Vice-President Pedro Aleixo was not allowed to replace Costa e Silva, so the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate were reopened to elect the a President and Vice-President, under the Instituctional Act 16. The candidacies of General Emílio Garrastazu Médici and vice Augusto Rademaker were approved on the National Renewal Alliance Party's national convention on 16 October.http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1969/10/17/2/ A ARENA indica Medici e Rademaker 1 17 October 1969 Folha de S.Paulo São Paulo Portuguese The ARENA indicates Medici and Rademaker Folha Results Voting took place in the National Congress on 25 October. There were discourses from Oscar Passos from MDB, Filinto Muller from ARENA and Paulo Brossard from MDB.http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1969/10/26/2/ Medici, já presidente, pede voto de confiança ao povo brasileiro 1 26 October 1969 Folha de S.Paulo São Paulo Portuguese Medici, already president, asks for a trust vote from population Folha Emílio Médici National Renewal Alliance Augusto Rademaker 293 Folha de S.Paulo References Category:Presidential elections in Brazil Brazil Presaident Brazil