Ernesto Geisel

His Excellency General Ernesto Geisel
President of Brazil
In office March 15, 1974 – March 14, 1979
Vice President	Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
Preceded by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Succeeded by	João Figueiredo
President of Petrobras
In office November 6, 1969 – July 6, 1973
Appointed by	Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Preceded by	Waldemar Cardoso
Succeeded by	Faria Lima
Justice of the Superior Military Court
In office March 20, 1967 – October 27, 1969
Appointed by	Castelo Branco
Preceded by	Floriano de Lima Brayner
Succeeded by	Jurandyr de Bizarria Mamede
Chief Minister of the Military Cabinet
In office April 15, 1964 – March 15, 1967
President	Castelo Branco
Preceded by	André Fernandes de Sousa
Succeeded by	Jaime Portela de Melo
In office August 25, 1961 – September 8, 1961
President	Ranieri Mazzilli
Preceded by	Pedro Geraldo de Almeida
Succeeded by	Amaury Kruel
Personal details
Born	Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (1907-08-03)August 3, 1907 Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	September 12, 1996(1996-09-12) (aged 89) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cause of death	Cancer
Resting place	São João Batista Cemetery Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	ARENA (1974–1979)
Spouse(s)	Lucy Markus (1939–1996; his death)
Children	Amália Orlando
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1927–1969
Rank	General of the army

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