#OtD 15 Mar 1985 21 years of military dictatorship in Brazil came officially to an end with the election of José Sarney as president.

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#OtD 15 Mar 1985 21 years of military dictatorship in Brazil came officially to an end with the election of José Sarney as president. Since the late 1970s, powerful social movements had grown and fought against the dictatorship https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8706/brazil-elects-first-civilian-president-after-21-years