Hélio Lourenço de Oliveira (July 9, 1917,

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– March 14, 1985,

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) was a Brazilian

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, and

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. Hélio Lourenço de Oliveira was a professor of Internal medicine and acting President (Reitor) of the

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between October, 8th, 1968 and April, 29th, 1969. During his short tenure as head of the University of São Paulo, he actively pursued university reforms, repealed the repression of students by police forces and objected the arbitrary political persecution within the university enforced by the military regime who ruled the country. Forced out of the University by an arbitrary governmental decree, moved with part of his family to

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, where he lived and worked for the

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and the

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until 1972. Back to Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, resumed his medical activities and was reintegrated to the

in 1980, being elected dean of the Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto in 1983. Received a posthumous tribute by the University of São Paulo when he was integrated to the hall of its former Presidents.

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1917 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Brazilian physicians People from São Paulo (state) University of São Paulo faculty {{Brazil-med-bio-stub