João Amazonas de Souza Pedros (January 1, 1912 – May 27, 2002) was a Brazilian
Marxist theoretician,
revolutionary,
guerrilla member and leader of the
Communist Party of Brazil
The Communist Party of Brazil ( pt-BR, Partido Comunista do Brasil, PCdoB) is a political party in Brazil. The PCdoB officially adheres to Marxist–Leninist theory. It has national reach and deep penetration in the trade union and student ...
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He was born on January 1, 1912, in the Pará, Paraense capital, Belém, and died in São Paulo on May 27, 2002.
Amazonas was national president of Communist Party of Brazil, PCdoB, from 1962 to 2001.
External links
Brief bio(Portuguese language).
Diário Vermelho (Especial João Amazonas)(Portuguese language).
1912 births
2002 deaths
People from Belém
Communist Party of Brazil politicians
Brazilian communists
Anti-revisionists
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