[Handwritten letter by Zuzu Angel addressed to General Ernesto Geisel (who was then president of the Brazilian republic)]

Registration number: ZA03.XX.01.01.XX.0007
Type of collection:Documental
Registration number:ZA03.XX.01.01.XX.0007
Background: ZULEIKA ANGEL JONES – ZUZU ANGEL
Function: Political activity
Title: [Handwritten letter by Zuzu Angel addressed to General Ernesto Geisel (who was then president of the Brazilian republic)]
Production date:29/04/1975
Local production:Organic production
Description level:Level 5 Documental item
Genre:Textual
Documental type:Letter
Support:Paper
Dimensions:
Width: 19,20
Height: 29,70
Number of pages: 3,00
Producer name/Author:Zuleika Angel Jones
Historical archives:
Immediate source of acquisition / Legacy of Hildegard Angel's private collection
Content
Handwritten letter to Geisel – original 29/04/75. Mentions Stuart Angel’s arrest on 14/05/1971 and part of the torture process: “With his mouth partially glued to the exhaust pipe, he was forced to ingest toxic gas that were ejected in-between continuous accelerations and breaks. This martyrdom “operation” lasted all day, from dusk till dawn, amongst mockery and laughter between tortures, soldiers and Aeronautics officials.”
Associated events:Military dictatorship
Languages:Portuguese

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