João Goulart

President of Brazil

João Belchior Marques Goulart 1 March 1918 São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

6 December 1976(1976-12-06) (58) Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina

8 September 1961 – 1 April 1964

24th President of Brazil (1961-64); deposed in a US-backed military coup In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Marques and the second or paternal family name is Goulart. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "João Goulart" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2013 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) João Belchior Marques Goulart (1 March 1918 – 6 December 1976) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 24th president of Brazil until a US-backed military coup d'état deposed him on 1 April 1964. He was considered the last left-wing president of Brazil until Lula da Silva took office in 2003.