Historical Figure
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
b. 1945
President of Brazil (2003–2011; since 2023)
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Key Dates
Birth
1945 October 27, 1945 →Biography
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and former metalworker who has served as the 39th president of Brazil since 2023. A member of the Workers' Party, Lula was also the 35th president from 2003 to 2011.
Timeline
Ocorre um comício das Diretas Já com milhares participantes em São Paulo o ato é liderado por Tancredo Neves, Franco Montoro, Orestes Quércia, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Mário Covas, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e Pedro Simon.
January 25 →Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.
December 17 →Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva est élu président de la république fédérative du Brésil.
October 27 →en Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva es reelecto con un amplio margen para un segundo mandato.
October 29 →inauguration d'une centrale hydroélectrique de 241 MW et 307 millions d'euros, réalisée en 32 mois à San Salvador au Brésil, sur la rivière Tocatins, en présence du président du pays Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, et du président de GDF Suez Gérard Mestrallet.
February 5 →Former Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is arrested for corruption by determination of Judge Sérgio Moro, from the "Car-Wash Operation". Lula stayed imprisoned for 580 days, after being released by the Brazilian Supreme Court.
April 7 →el expresidente de Brasil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva entra a la cárcel de Curitiba donde empezará a cumplir su sentencia de 12 años.
April 8 →Tribunal de segunda instância confirma condenação do ex-Presidente do Brasil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva por corrupção passiva e lavagem de dinheiro.
January 24 →en Brasil, después de doce años es elegido nuevamente presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva luego de un ajustado balotaje contra Jair Bolsonaro.
October 30 →au Brésil, l'ex-président Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva et le sortant Jair Bolsonaro se qualifient pour le second tour de l’élection présidentielle organisée en même temps que les élections parlementaires.
October 2 →en Brasil asume Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva como presidente por tercera vez, sucediendo al neonazi y neoliberal Jair Bolsonaro.
January 1 →More from the Postwar
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