In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Beckmann and the second or paternal family name is 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
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
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 Geisel's voice
Ernesto Geisel on the government's actions in 1975 (recorded December 1975)
Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (Portuguese pronunciation:[eʁˈnɛstuˈbɛkmɐ̃ˈɡajzew], German pronunciation:[ɛʁˈnɛstoˈbɛkmanˈɡaɪzl̩]; 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.
The presidency of ErnestoGeisel began with the inauguration of General ErnestoGeisel as President of the Republic on March 15, 1974 and ended on March...
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Retired general ErnestoGeisel (1974–79) was elected to the presidency with Médici's approval in 1974, a year after the oil crisis. Geisel was a well-connected...
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conventions. The first defined were from the ARENA on day 14 and 15, when ErnestoGeisel was chosen as president candidate, and Adalberto Pereira dos Santos...
secrecy determined by government policy of the then new president General ErnestoGeisel. The operation's goal was to erase the traces of the struggle, including...
October 1969 15 March 1974 4 years, 136 days ARENA Augusto Rademaker 29 ErnestoGeisel (1907–1996) 1974 15 March 1974 15 March 1979 5 years ARENA Adalberto...
isolate from power more moderate soldiers – such as future President ErnestoGeisel and his future chief aide Golbery do Couto e Silva. Under the Constitution...
politician Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (1928–1967), also known as "El Che" or "Che Guevara" ErnestoGeisel (1908–1996), Brazilian president Ernesto Kohler...
and cut back or terminated military aid to Augusto Pinochet of Chile, ErnestoGeisel of Brazil, and Jorge Rafael Videla of Argentina, all of whom he criticized...
the Iraqi government, it was initially ordered by military dictator ErnestoGeisel and ran from 1975 to 1990. At its conclusion, the work was characterized...
Political and Social Order) and the licence to kill came from president ErnestoGeisel. In July 2008, a special commission of the Legislative Assembly of Rio...
the then Prince Akihito of Japan and the President of the Republic ErnestoGeisel. As well as showing the Japanese families and how they arrived in Brazil...
National Renewal Alliance Aliança Renovadora Nacional President ErnestoGeisel (last) Founded April 4, 1966 (1966-04-04) Dissolved December 20, 1979 (1979-12-20)...
nuclear agreement between Brazil and West Germany signed by President ErnestoGeisel in 1975. The complex was designed to have three PWR units with a total...
country's new constitution, and the transition to democracy. Then-president ErnestoGeisel began the process of liberalization (nicknamed Portuguese: distensão)...
moderate. In the military arena, the support that former President ErnestoGeisel offered was very decisive. But Neves's moderation was a target of criticism...
opening policy inevitable, which from the regime side was led by Generals ErnestoGeisel and Golbery do Couto e Silva. With the enactment of the Amnesty Law...
August 2 – Mary Hamman, American writer and editor (d. 1984) August 3 ErnestoGeisel, 29th President of Brazil (d. 1996) Yang Shangkun, 4th President of...
backed out of Brazil's offer to host the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference. Ernesto Araújo, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs appointed by Bolsonaro, has...
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