Cunha Lima was born on 18 March 1936, in Guarabira, Paraíba.[1] He moved with his family to the city of Campina Grande, the second most populous city in Paraíba, when he was young.[1] He received a legal studies degree from the Federal University of Paraíba, serving as Vice President of a political, student organization called Centro Estudantil Campinense while attending the university.[1]
Political careeredit
Assassination attempt on Tarcísio Burityedit
A notorious incident occurred while Cunha Lima was governor, following an incident where former governor Tarcísio Burity accused Cunha Lima's son Cássio Cunha Lima of corruption with respect to siphoning off money to be used for drought relief. On 5 November 1993, Governor Cunha Lima entered the Gulliver Restaurant in João Pessoa and shot his predecessor, former governor Burity, twice while Burity was eating.[2] Burity spent days in a coma, but eventually recovered. After hours of being jailed, Cunha Lima was greeted on his balcony by a large crowd of fans that supported him defending his family's honor. A few days after the shooting, the city council of Campina Grande presented Cunha Lima with a medal of merit.[3]
Deathedit
Cunha Lima died of complications from lung cancer at his family's home in João Pessoa, Brazil, on 7 July 2012, at the age of 76.[1] A public viewing was held at the Palácio da Redenção. He was buried in the Monte Santo cemetery.[1] Survivors included his son, Senator Cássio Cunha Lima.[1]
Referencesedit
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ronaldo, cunha, lima, march, 1936, july, 2012, brazilian, poet, politician, served, governor, paraíba, from, 1991, 1994, governor, paraíbain, office, march, 1991, april, 1994preceded, bytarcísio, buritysucceeded, bycícero, lucenasenator, from, paraíbain, offic. Ronaldo Cunha Lima 18 March 1936 7 July 2012 was a Brazilian poet and politician He served as the governor of Paraiba from 1991 to 1994 1 Ronaldo Cunha LimaGovernor of ParaibaIn office 15 March 1991 2 April 1994Preceded byTarcisio BuritySucceeded byCicero LucenaSenator from ParaibaIn office 1 February 1995 31 January 2003Personal detailsBorn18 March 1936Guarabira Paraiba BrazilDied7 July 2012 aged 76 Joao Pessoa Paraiba Brazil Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 Assassination attempt on Tarcisio Burity 3 Death 4 ReferencesEarly life editCunha Lima was born on 18 March 1936 in Guarabira Paraiba 1 He moved with his family to the city of Campina Grande the second most populous city in Paraiba when he was young 1 He received a legal studies degree from the Federal University of Paraiba serving as Vice President of a political student organization called Centro Estudantil Campinense while attending the university 1 Political career editAssassination attempt on Tarcisio Burity edit A notorious incident occurred while Cunha Lima was governor following an incident where former governor Tarcisio Burity accused Cunha Lima s son Cassio Cunha Lima of corruption with respect to siphoning off money to be used for drought relief On 5 November 1993 Governor Cunha Lima entered the Gulliver Restaurant in Joao Pessoa and shot his predecessor former governor Burity twice while Burity was eating 2 Burity spent days in a coma but eventually recovered After hours of being jailed Cunha Lima was greeted on his balcony by a large crowd of fans that supported him defending his family s honor A few days after the shooting the city council of Campina Grande presented Cunha Lima with a medal of merit 3 Death editCunha Lima died of complications from lung cancer at his family s home in Joao Pessoa Brazil on 7 July 2012 at the age of 76 1 A public viewing was held at the Palacio da Redencao He was buried in the Monte Santo cemetery 1 Survivors included his son Senator Cassio Cunha Lima 1 References edit a b c d e f g Ronaldo Cunha Lima morre aos 76 anos Band com br 7 July 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2012 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 30 December 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archives Los Angeles Times 14 December 1993 nbsp This article about a Brazilian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronaldo Cunha Lima amp oldid 1214877119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
