What is Waldir Pires?
[[File:Waldir Pires1.jpg|right|220px]] '''Francisco Waldir Pires de Souza''' (21 October 1926 – 22 June 2018) was a Brazilian politician. He served as [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)|Minister of Defence]] under President [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]],<ref>[http://www.defesa.gov.br/conheca_md/index.php?page=ministros_anteriores List of Historical Brazilian Minister of Defence from the official Defence Ministry Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623113314/https://www.defesa.gov.br/conheca_md/index.php?page=ministros_anteriores |date=2018-06-23 }} (in Portuguese)</ref> before being fired in 2007.<ref name=BBC_fired>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6915977.stm Brazil's defence minister fired], [[BBC News]], 25 July 2007.</ref> From 1987 to 1989, he served as [[List of Governors of Bahia|Governor]] of [[Bahia]]. He was born in [[Acajutiba]], Brazil. Pires died on 22 June 2018 in [[Rio de Janeiro]] of [[multiple organ failure]] at the age of 91.<ref>[https://www.esmaelmorais.com.br/2018/06/waldir-pires-morre-aos-91-anos/ Waldir Pires morre aos 91 anos] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Piers, Waldir}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Bahia]]