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1930- . Brazilian politician, member of the
Democratic Movement (PMDB), president
1985-90. Sarney was elected vice president in
1985 and within months, on the death of
President Neves, became head of state.
Despite earlier involvement with the
repressive military regime, he and his party
won a convincing victory in the 1986 general
election. In Dec 1989, Ferdinando Collor de
Mello of the Party for National
Reconstruction was elected to succeed Sarney
in Mar 1990.