Word: copacabana
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...reception room where General Tasso Fragaso, head of the military junta, pronounced him in authority. He named a provisional cabinet. Other palace rooms were filled with officials and their wives. The populace waited along the avenues for his parade by motor. Dr. Washington Luis, a prisoner mean while in Copacabana Fortress, stubbornly refused to resign as President of Brazil. Only a fortnight remained of his legal term of office, he was given books from the garrison library, meals from a neighboring restaurant. Only newspapers were refused...
General Fragoso appeared in a trice, escorted President and Cardinal through a mob which began to jeer. "SILENCE! RESPECT!" roared General Fragoso. Respectfully silence came. The deposed President was conducted to the fortress of Copacabana. He did not resign last week, but his presidential term expires Nov. 15 in any case...