- André Franco Montoro
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office = Governor of São Paulo
term_start =March 15 ,1983
term_end =March 15 ,1987
predecessor =José Maria Marin
successor =Orestes Quércia
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birth_date =July 14 1916
birth_place =São Paulo
death_date =July 16 1999
death_place =São Paulo
party = PSDB
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spouse = Lucy Franco Montoro
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children = Maria Lúcia, André, Eugenio Augusto, Paulo Guilherme, José
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occupation =Lawyer
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footnotes =André Franco Montoro (
July 14 1916 -July 16 1999 ) was a Brazilian politician. He was born inSão Paulo as the son of André de Blois Montoro and Tomásia Alijostes. He was asenator andgovernor of São Paulo. He was a member of several parties, such asPDC , MDB, Party of Brazilian Democratic Movement and one of the founders ofPSDB . He was also alaw philosopher and a professor at PUC-SP. Montoro is credited as being one of the key figures in theDiretas Já movement, along withTancredo Neves andUlysses Guimarães , which helped to bring about the return of direct elections to Brazil.The
São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport is named after him
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