Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Biography
- Title:
- Former President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
- Position:
- None Found to the question "Can Alternative Energy Effectively Replace Fossil Fuels?"
- Reasoning:
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No position found as of Nov. 12, 2008
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- President, Federative Republic of Brazil, Oct. 2002-Oct. 2011
- Councilor, Citizenship Institute, 1992-present
- Presidential Candidate, Workers Party, 1989, 1994, 1998
- Co-founder, Central Única dos Trabalhadore (Trade Union Federation)
- Head, Metallurgist’s Trade Union in São Bernardo do Campo, 1975-1982
- Founder, Workers Party, 1980
- Secretary, Metallurgist’s Trade Union in São Bernardo do Campo, 1972-1975
- Alternate board member, Metallurgist’s Trade Union in São Bernardo do Campo, 1969-1972
- Former factory worker, Villares Industries
- Former factory worker, Fábrica dos Parafusos Marte
- Former factory worker, Armazéns Gerais Columbia (began work at age 14)
- Education:
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- No formal education
- Other:
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- Led a national movement against corruption that culminated in the impeachment of President Fernando Collor de Mello, 1991
- Imprisoned for trade unioin activities (31 days), 1980
- Led a national trade union strike, 1979
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