Ernesto Geisel

His Excellency Ernesto Geisel
Official portrait, c. 1974
29th 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
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	(1907-08-03)August 3, 1907 Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	12 September 1996(1996-09-12) (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
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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 Geisel's voice Ernesto Geisel on the government's actions in 1975 (recorded December 1975)

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 served as President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military dictatorship.