Joaquim Nabuco vs Lavrentiy Beria

Joaquim Nabuco was elected to the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies in 1878. He used his position to advocate for the abolition of slavery, becoming a leading voice in the abolitionist movement.

Nabuco published 'O Abolicionismo' (Abolitionism), a seminal work that systematically argued for the immediate end of slavery in Brazil. The book became a foundational text for the abolitionist movement and influenced public opinion.

Nabuco was a central figure in the campaign that led to the Lei

Nabuco was appointed Brazil's first ambassador to the United States in 1905. He worked to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries, representing Brazil at the Pan-American conferences.

Beria was appointed People's Commissar for Internal Affairs (NKVD) in November 1938, replacing Nikolai Yezhov. He reorganized the security apparatus, ending the Great Purge's mass executions while expanding the Gulag system and intensifying political surveillance.

Beria was appointed to oversee the Soviet atomic bomb project in 1945, using NKVD resources to accelerate development. He managed espionage networks that obtained Western nuclear secrets and directed the construction of facilities, leading to the first Soviet atomic test in 1949.

After Stalin's death in March 1953, Beria was arrested in June 1953 by his Politburo colleagues, including Khrushchev and Malenkov, who feared his power. He was tried secretly, found guilty of treason and other crimes, and executed on December 23, 1953.