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| term_start3 = May 1, 1987
| term_end3 = May 1, 1991
| office3 = [[Speaker of the National People's Assembly of Esteira|Speaker of the National People's Assembly]]
| predecessor3 = Alcides Rodrigues
| successor3 = Duarte Vidal
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'''Luis Victor Souza''' (born July 19, 1952) is an Esteiran politician who has been serving as [[president of Esteira]] since May 1, 1991. He also is the Chairman of Esteira's only legal political party, the [[Esteiran People's Party]]. Prior to his political career, Souza attended the University of Porto Verde and served in the [[Esteiran Army]].
Souza enrolled in the University of Porto Verde in 1970, where he earned his bachelor's degree in political science. Following his completion of school, Souza joined the Esteiran Army in 1974 as a second lieutenant and eventually was promoted to first lieutenant. After his honorable discharge from the service in 1978, Souza began getting involved in politics, joining the [[Esteiran People's Party]]. With their support, he successfully ran for a seat in the [[National People's Assembly of Esteira|National People's Assembly]] and was a representative until his election to the presidency in 1991. He was briefly Speaker of the National People's Assembly from 1987-1991.
As president, Souza made an effort to weaken the country's [[Constitutional Court of Esteira|Constitutional Court]] and verbally attacked journalists and media organizations he believed to be "anti-Esteiran." Individual civil liberties were also curtailed under Souza and political violence against those not associated with the Esteiran People's Party (PPE) increased. His [[1996 Esteiran presidential election|reelection in 1996]] was marred with reports of voter fraud and intimidation, further increasing Esteira's rate of {{Wp|democratic backsliding}}. With the support of the majority in the National People's Assembly, Souza abolished term limits for presidents.
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