precedence was assigned to its members, so as to preserve the principle of equality of the branches of the Military. In official documents of the Junta, its members were always mentioned in the order of antiquity of each branch of the Armed Forces. Thus, the representative of the Navy was always mentioned first, followed by that of the Army, and then by that of the Air Force, which led some to believe that Admiral Rademaker was first among equals in the workings of the Junta. The junta's most important achievement was a series of amendments to the 1967 Constitution which made it even more authoritarian than before. The Three Stooges During the redemocratization process, the then president of the National Constituent Assembly (1987–1988), Ulysses Guimarães, a staunch opponent of the military regime, famously referred to the Military Junta of 1969 as The Three Stooges. See also List of presidents of Brazil, History of Brazil (1964-1985) References 1969 in Brazil Military dictatorship in Brazil