Ernesto Geisel

Ernesto Geisel (August 3, 1908 - September 12, 1996) was a Brazilian military general and politician.

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August 3 - 1908 - September 12 - 1996 - Brazilian - General - Politician

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The son of Lutheran German immigrants, Geisel entered the army young and was the first of his class when he graduated from the Military College of Porto Alegre in 1925. Geisel witnessed and participated in the most prominent events of Brazilian history in the 20th century, such as the revolution of 1930, the Getúlio Vargas dictatorship and the 1964 military coup d'état that overthrew the leftist President João Goulart. In this military intervention, Geisel was an important figure and he became chief of the Military Staff of President Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco.

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Lutheran - German - Immigrants - Porto Alegre - 1925 - Brazilian history - 20th century - 1930 - Getúlio Vargas - 1964 - Coup d'état - João Goulart - Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco

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Also in 1964 he became General-of-division and in 1966 General-of-Army. In 1969 he was chosen president of Petrobras, the state-owned oil company of Brazil.

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1966 - 1969 - Petrobras - Oil

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