Ernesto Geisel

His Excellency
Ernesto Geisel
His Excellency Ernesto Geisel
	Official portrait, c. 1974
President of Brazil
	In office; 15 March 1974 – 15 March 1979
Vice President	Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
Preceded by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Succeeded by	João Figueiredo
Nominated by
Further offices held
Chair of Petrobras
	In office; 6 November 1969 – 6 July 1973
Nominated by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Preceded by	Waldemar Cardoso
Succeeded by	Faria Lima
Justice of the Superior Military Court
	In office; 20 March 1967 – 27 October 1969
Nominated by	Castelo Branco
Preceded by	Floriano de Lima Brayner
Succeeded by	Jurandyr de Bizarria Mamede
Head of the Military Cabinet
	In office; 15 April 1964 – 15 March 1967
President	Castelo Branco
Preceded by	André Fernandes de Sousa
Succeeded by	Jaime Portela de Melo
	In office; 25 August 1961 – 8 September 1961
President	Ranieri Mazzilli (acting)
Preceded by	Pedro Geraldo de Almeida
Succeeded by	Amaury Kruel
Personal details
Born	August 3, 1907; Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	12 September 1996 (aged 89); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Resting place	São João Batista Cemetery
Political party	ARENA (1974–1979)
Spouse	Lucy Markus (m. 1939)
Children	Amália; Orlando
Alma mater	Military School of Realengo; Officers Improvement School; Army General Staff School
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1927–1969
Rank	Army general
Commands	List Department of Public Security of Rio Grande do Norte; Department of Finance and Public Works of Paraíba; General Staff of the Armored Division Centre; General Secretariat of the National Security Council; 8th Motorized Coast Artillery Group; Deputy Chief of the Military Cabinet; Artillery School Regiment; 2nd Group of Anti-Aircraft Guns; Army General Staff Information Section; Cabinet Office of the Minister of War; Brasília Military Command; 11th Military Region; Division Artillery of the 5th Infantry Division; 5th Military Region; Second Deputy Chief of the Army General Provision Department; ;
Battles/wars	Brazilian Revolution of 1930; Constitutionalist Revolution; Brazilian Communist Uprising; 1964 Brazilian coup d'état;

Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (Portuguese pronunciation: [eʁˈnɛstu ˈbɛkmɐ̃ ˈɡajzew], German pronunciation: [ɛʁˈnɛsto ˈbɛkman ˈɡaɪzl̩]; 3 August 1907 – 12 September 1996) was a Brazilian Army officer and politician, who was President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military dictatorship.

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