Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

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1. Official Site: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Biography
2. Wikipedia: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
3. BBC News: Profile: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
4. Reuters: Many in Brazil Want Third Lula Term but He Says No (April 28, 2008)
5. Financial Times: 2006 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva interview transcript (July 11, 2006)
6. New York Times Magazine: Poor Man's Burden (June 27, 2004)
7. The Nation: Lula Raises the Stakes (November 13, 2003)  

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Recent News

• New York Times: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  
• Google News: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
• Angus Reid: Approval for Lula Jumps Again in Brazil (May 1, 2008)
• International Herald Tribune: Popularity of President Hits Record High (April 28, 2008)  
• Mercopress: Lula Da Silva Blames Farm Subsidies and Oil for Food Crisis (April 21, 2008)

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Background and Profiles

• Foreign Affairs: Lula's Brazil  
• Washington Post: 2006 Brazil Presidential Election Primer  
• Financial Times: Interactive Map: Economics & Politics in Brazil, 2002-present  
• Pravda: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva interview (2006)
• World Press: Major Bribes-for-Votes Scandal Threatens to Topple Da Silva (2005) | A Tough Year for Brazil's Lula (2003)

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Blogs and Commentaries

• The Latin Americanist: Lula Introduces Multi-billion Dollar Crime Plan | Brazilians want Lula to play nice with Chavez & Bush
• Washington Post World Opinion: The Resilient Senhor Lula
• Biopact: Lula da Silva proposes biofuel goals to reduce poverty
• Once Upon a Time in the West: Lula founds Sao Paulo Forum, Promotes Alliance with Russia . . .

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Photos

• Official Site: Official Picture
• BBC News: In Pictures: Lula's 2003 Inauguration
• Clusty: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Images
• Yahoo! Image Search: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Videos

• YouTube: David Frost Interviews Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Time 16:23)
• Google Video: Lula da Silva speech at 2007 Davos World Economic Forum (Time 41:04)
• CBS News: Presidents Bush & Lula da Silva Discuss Alternative Fuels (Time 2:57)
• BBC: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in China  (Time 1:26)

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Criticism and Controversy

• Brazzil Magazine: As Walking Metamorphosis Brazil's Lula Has Become Target for Left & Right  
• COHA: Brazil: A Scandal a Day while Lula Takes in the Sights (2007) | Brazilian Aviation Crisis . . . Metaphor for Brazil Under Lula’s Rule? (2007)
• Counterpunch: Landless Rural Workers Confront Lula (2007)
• Dissident Voice: Lessons from the Heckling of Lula (2005)
• National Review: A Latin American Axis: The Brazil Problem (2002)

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Timeline

• 1945, October 27: Born in Garanhuns, Pernambuco state, Brazil
• 1952: Moved with his family to the State of São Paulo
• 1966: Began working for a metallurgical company in São Paulo
• 1975: Elected head of ABC Metallurgists' Trade Union - representing around 100,000 workers
• 1980: Formed the Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores, "PT") along with other political leaders
• 1985: Military dictatorship ends, Brazil starts process of re-democratization
• 1986: Elected federal deputy for the State of São Paulo
• 1989-1998: Ran unsuccessfully for President in three national elections
• 2002: Elected President of the Republic of Brazil
• 2006: Re-elected President

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Satire and Humor

• Sergei cartoons: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Caricature
• Gloria Mundi: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Caricature  
• New York Review of Books: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Caricature

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