Word: adhemar
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Beefy Adhemar is a handshaking charmer with a common touch. Beginning as a member of the São Paulo state legislature in 1934, he went on to become governor, first by presidential appointment, and. in 1947, by the ballot box. He grew wealthy in office-but at the same time built hospitals, roads and schools. His luck ran out in 1954 when he lost the governorship to Jânio Quadros, who campaigned on the charge that Adhemar was a thief. In the 1955 presidential race, Adhemar ran a poor third...
...Adhemar de Barros. once the flamboyant governor of São Paulo and lately a political down-and-out, last week dragged himself back from oblivion by winning the mayoralty of Sao Paulo city. The comeback was spectacular; a year ago Adhemar, convicted of giving away five state-owned trucks while in office, was living in uneasy exile in Bolivia...
Last week Old Enemy Quadros was out to crush Adhemar again. He had hand-picked Architect Francisco Prestes Maia to run against Adhemar, and backed him with high-voltage fanaticism. The choice was a mistake; at political rallies Prestes Maia's lifeless voice and dazed expression chilled audiences into apathy. For his part, Adhemar pulled a tactical switch. Long known as a first-rank name-caller, he left the mudslinging to Quadros. The final returns proved Adhemar's magic greater...
...Glowed Adhemar: "I will be governor, and I will be President...
...duck the humiliation and inconvenience of arrest, Adhemar took to his (Beechcraft and flew off to Asunción, Paraguay, leaving his lawyers to seek a writ of habeas corpus from the federal supreme court and deploy themselves for an appeal. As a matter of course, Adhemar issued a manifesto before he took off. "My flag will not be lowered," it read. "Without hatred or rancor for those who attacked me so cruelly, I ask the people to wait quietly for better days. Justice is often tardy, but sure...