João Amazonas de Souza Pedros (January 1, 1912 – May 27, 2002) was a Brazilian Marxist theoretician,

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, guerrilla member and leader of the

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. He was born on January 1, 1912, in the Paraense capital,

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, and died in

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on May 27, 2002. Amazonas was national president of

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, from 1962 to 2001.

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). 1912 births 2002 deaths People from Belém Communist Party of Brazil politicians Brazilian communists Anti-revisionists {{Brazil-politician-stub