Mário Covas
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Mário Covas Júnior (ˈmarju ˈkɔvɐs; 21 April 1930 – 6 March 2001) was a Brazil
ian politician
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Covas studied engineering
at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo
. He entered politics in his native city of Santos, in the state of São Paulo
.
He was elected federal representative, mayor of São Paulo City (1983–1985), senator
and twice Governor of the state of São Paulo (1994-1998/1998-2001). He was a founder and member of PMDB
(Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement) and later PSDB
(Brazilian Social Democracy Party). In 1989, he was the PSDB presidential candidate, receiving 11% of the votes. In the run-off of that election, he supported, like his party, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva.
He took a medical leave of absence on 22 January 2001, due to bladder cancer
found during an operation to remove a prostate tumor http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u9230.shtml. He died later the same year. His successor was his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
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Covas studied engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo
Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo
The Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo is an engineering school in the University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil...
. He entered politics in his native city of Santos, in the state of São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
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He was elected federal representative, mayor of São Paulo City (1983–1985), senator
Senate of Brazil
The Federal Senate of Brazil is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil. Created by the first Constitution of the Brazilian Empire in 1824, it was inspired by the United Kingdom's House of Lords, but with the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 it became closer to the United States...
and twice Governor of the state of São Paulo (1994-1998/1998-2001). He was a founder and member of PMDB
Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement
The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party is the successor of the Brazilian Democratic Movement. It is a big tent party, including a range of politicians from conservatives as José Sarney to liberals as Pedro Simon, left-liberals as Roberto Requião, populists as Íris Resende, nationalists as Orestes...
(Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement) and later PSDB
Brazilian Social Democracy Party
The Brazilian Social Democracy Party is a centrist political party in Brazil. Originally a centre-left party at the time of its foundation, PSDB moved to the centre after Fernando Henrique Cardoso forged an alliance with the right-wing Liberal...
(Brazilian Social Democracy Party). In 1989, he was the PSDB presidential candidate, receiving 11% of the votes. In the run-off of that election, he supported, like his party, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva.
He took a medical leave of absence on 22 January 2001, due to bladder cancer
Bladder cancer
Bladder cancer is any of several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It is a disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder. The bladder is a hollow, muscular organ that stores urine; it is located in the pelvis...
found during an operation to remove a prostate tumor http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u9230.shtml. He died later the same year. His successor was his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin
Geraldo Alckmin
Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho , known as Geraldo Alckmin is a Brazilian politician, who has been elected as the new governor of São Paulo, doing it for the second time, and former candidate for president of Brazil in the 2006 Elections...
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