Oswaldo Aranha information

His Excellency
Oswaldo Aranha
His Excellency Oswaldo Aranha
	Aranha in 1940
President of the United Nations General Assembly
	In office; 5 May 1947 – 20 September 1948
Secretary-General	Trygve Lie
Preceded by	Paul-Henri Spaak
Succeeded by	José Arce
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 15 March 1938 – 23 August 1944
President	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	Pimentel Brandão
Succeeded by	Pedro Leão Veloso
President
Further offices held
Minister of Finance
	In office; 16 June 1953 – 24 August 1954
President	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	Horácio Lafer
Succeeded by	Eugênio Gudin
	In office; 16 November 1931 – 24 July 1934
President	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	José Maria Whitaker
Succeeded by	Artur de Sousa Costa
Minister of Agriculture
	In office; 8 June 1954 – 28 June 1954
President	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	João Cleofas
Succeeded by	Apolônio Sales
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 18 October 1934 – 11 December 1937
Nominated by	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	Rinaldo de Lima e Silva
Succeeded by	Pimentel Brandão
Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs
	In office; 3 November 1930 – 21 December 1931
President	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	Afrânio de Melo Franco
Succeeded by	Maurício Cardoso
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 9 October 1930 – 26 October 1930
Nominated by	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	Getúlio Vargas
Succeeded by	Sinval Saldanha
Secretary of the Interior and Exterior of Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 25 January 1928 – 12 October 1930
Governor	Getúlio Vargas
Preceded by	João Pio de Almeida
Succeeded by	João Simplício Carvalho
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 26 May 1927 – 25 January 1928
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
Personal details
Born	15 February 1894; Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	27 January 1960 (aged 65); Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	PRR
Spouse	Delminda Gudolle; (m. 1917)
Children	4
Alma mater	Free Faculty of Law of Rio de Janeiro
Signature
	Oswaldo Aranha's voice Speech by Oswaldo Aranha announcing the rupture of Brazilian diplomatic relations with the Axis powers (recorded 1942)

Oswaldo Euclides de Souza Aranha^[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ozˈvawdu aˈɾɐ̃ɲɐ], 15 February 1894 – 27 January 1960) was a Brazilian politician, diplomat and statesman, who came to national prominence in 1930 under Getúlio Vargas.^[2]

He is known in international politics for lobbying for the creation of the State of Israel as head of the Brazilian delegation to the UN and President of the UN General Assembly in 1947.^[3] As head of the Brazilian delegation, he was President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 during the UNGA 181 vote on the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, in which he postponed the vote for three days to ensure its passage.^[4]^[5] For his efforts on Palestine, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948.^[6]

^ In modern spelling "Osvaldo Euclides de Sousa Aranha".
^ oswaldo Aranha,U·X·L Newsmakers, via Find articles.
^ "Ministério das Relações Exteriores"^{[permanent dead link]}
^ United Nations list of GA Presidents
^ Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, 1983 Servant of God: a personal narrative, Pakistan's representative: "At about lunch time [on 26 November] a rumour was heard that the president [of the Assembly] did not intend to proceed to the vote that day… His excuses were flimsy, but he was adamant. At the end of the afternoon sitting he adjourned the session to Friday morning. On Thursday President Truman put through personal telephone calls to certain heads of state and persuaded them to shift their position on the question of the partition of Palestine from opposition to support."
^ "Oswaldo Euclides de Sousa Aranha". Nobel Nomination Database. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

[1] In modern spelling "Osvaldo Euclides de Sousa Aranha".

[uxl-2] swaldo Aranha,U·X·L Newsmakers, via Find articles.

[3] "Ministério das Relações Exteriores"^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] United Nations list of GA Presidents

[5] Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, 1983 Servant of God: a personal narrative, Pakistan's representative: "At about lunch time [on 26 November] a rumour was heard that the president [of the Assembly] did not intend to proceed to the vote that day… His excuses were flimsy, but he was adamant. At the end of the afternoon sitting he adjourned the session to Friday morning. On Thursday President Truman put through personal telephone calls to certain heads of state and persuaded them to shift their position on the question of the partition of Palestine from opposition to support."

[6] "Oswaldo Euclides de Sousa Aranha". Nobel Nomination Database. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

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