Ernesto Geisel

President of Brazil

Ernesto Beckmann Geisel August 3, 1907 Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

September 12, 1996(1996-09-12) (89) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

March 15, 1974 – March 14, 1979

29th President of Brazil In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Beckmann and the second or paternal family name is Geisel. Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (Portuguese pronunciation:  , German pronunciation: ; August 3, 1907 – September 12, 1996) was a Brazilian Army officer and politician, who was President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military dictatorship.