Background
CHAVES, Antonio was born on January 13, 1929 in Tres Pontas, Minas Gerais. Son of Jose Vieira and Luzia Chaves de Mendonca.
CHAVES, Antonio was born on January 13, 1929 in Tres Pontas, Minas Gerais. Son of Jose Vieira and Luzia Chaves de Mendonca.
Itajuba Federation School of Engineering, Fluminense Faculty of Engineering, War College.
Director ELETROBRAS 1961. Majority Leader in State Congress of Minas Gerais 1963-1967. State Secretary for Education 1964, for Transport and Public Works 1965.
Federation Deputy 1967-1975, Chairman Commission, for Mines and Energy 1971, later of Commission, for Science and Technology, also posts in various other communications
Vice-President of Brazil 1979-1985, Acting President September-November 1981. Minister of Mines and Energy 1988.
Brazilian Geographical Society, Brazilian Commission, for Large Dams, Brazilian Centre for Physical Research.
Married Vivi Sanches de Mendonca.