“How can the reality of 600 million Chinese be ignored?”

— Jânio Quadros

About withdrawing diplomatic recognition of Taiwan in favor of the People's Republic of China
"One Man's Cup of Coffee," Time Magazine profile (June 30, 1961)

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Brazilian politician 1917–1992

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