Please answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 200px - caption: havelange in 2010 . - birth name: jean-marie faustin godefroid de havelange - order: 7th - successor: sepp blatter - predecessor: stanley rous - office: president of fifa - term end: 8 june 1998 - term start: 8 may 1974 - birth date: 8 may 1916 - name: joao havelange - nationality: brazilian - image: joao havelange.jpg - birth place: rio de janeiro , brazil - occupation: lawyer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joao havelange .
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jean-marie faustin godefroid '' joao '' de havelange -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born 8 may 1916 -rrb- is a brazilian lawyer , businessman and former athlete who served as the 7th president of fifa , from 1974 to 1998 ; his tenure as president is the second longest in fifa 's history , behind only that of jules rimet .he received the title of honorary president when leaving office , but resigned in april 2013 .he succeeded stanley rous and was succeeded by sepp blatter .joao havelange served as a member of the international olympic committee -lrb- ioc -rrb- from 1963 to 2011 .he was the longest serving active member upon his resignation .