1969 kidnapping of the United States Ambassador to Brazil information
1969 kidnapping of the United States Ambassador to Brazil
Native name
Sequestro do embaixador dos Estados Unidos no Brasil em 1969
Date
September 4–7, 1969 (1969-09-04 – 1969-09-07)
Duration
78 hours
Organised by
National Liberation Action and October 8th Revolutionary Movement
The 1969 kidnapping of the United States Ambassador to Brazil was the kidnapping of Charles Burke Elbrick by the National Liberation Action (ALN) and the October 8th Revolutionary Movement (MR8) in protest of the US-backed military dictatorship.[1][2][3] Fernando Gabeira and Virgílio Gomes da Silva [pt] helped plan and execute the operation.[3][4] In order to begin negotiations, the kidnappers demanded that their letter-manifesto be read and printed in the media, which was done.[3][5] The ambassador was released after 78 hours in exchange for the release of 15 political prisoners imprisoned by the military dictatorship, who were exiled to Mexico.[6] It was among the most high-profile guerrilla actions taken against the military dictatorship (1964-1985).[6]
The 15 political prisoners left the Galeão Air Force Base for Mexico in a Lockheed C-130 Hercules belonging to the Brazilian Air Force.[7]
Thirteen of the 15 political prisoners released in exchange for the release of Ambassador Elbrick appeared in a photo taken before their exile in Mexico: Luís Travassos, José Dirceu, José Ibraim, Onofre Pinto [pt], Ricardo Vilasboas Sá Rego [pt], Maria Augusta Carneiro [pt], Ricardo Zarattini [pt], and Rolando Fratti, standing up.[7] João Leonardo da Silva Rocha [pt], Agonalto Pacheco da Silva, Vladimir Palmeira [pt], Ivens Marchetti and Flávio Tavares [pt] kneeling.[7] Gregório Lourenço Bezerra [pt] and Mario Roberto Zanconato do not appear in the photo.[7] Onofre Pinto [pt] and João Leonardo da Silva Rocha [pt] were assassinated by the dictatorship in 1974 and 1975, respectively.[7]
Fernando Gabeira described his experience in the book O Que É Isso, Companheiro? [pt]. It was made into the film Four Days in September, directed by Bruno Barreto.[6]
^"1969: Embaixador americano é alvo de sequestro no Rio de Janeiro". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
^Blakeley, Ruth (2009). State Terrorism and Neoliberalism: The North in the South. Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-415-68617-4.
^ abc"Man behind 1969 kidnapping of U.S. ambassador in Brazil tells his story". WBEZ Chicago. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
^""Vocês estão matando um brasileiro!", gritava Virgílio Gomes da Silva há 50 anos". Brasil de Fato (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-11.
^"Memorandum of conversation" (PDF). cnv.memoriasreveladas.gov.br. September 10, 1969. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^ abc"Ex-Brazilian guerrilla, kidnapper of US envoy, dies". Reuters. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
^ abcde"1969: Presos políticos embarcam para o México em negociação pela liberdade de embaixador". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
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