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Geisel was the fourth president of Brazil's military dictatorship. During his government, the country's process of re-democratization began, Guanabara was annexed to Rio de Janeiro , the state of Mato Grosso was divided into Mato Grosso do Sul and the Brazilian Miracle and Institutional Act Number Five were abolished.
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 the 29th president of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military dictatorship.
This is a list of presidents of Brazil by time in office. The basis of the list is the difference between dates . Since the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889, there have been 39 presidencies and 36 presidents, as Getúlio Vargas , Ranieri Mazzilli and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva served non-consecutive terms.
presidency: 19 Carlos Luz (1894–1961) Acting [26] — 8 November 1955 [w] 11 November 1955 [x] 3 days PSD: Vacant throughout presidency: 20 Nereu Ramos (1888–1958) Acting [24] — 11 November 1955 [y] 31 January 1956 81 days PSD: Vacant throughout presidency: 21: Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976) [27] 1955: 31 January 1956 31 January 1961 ...
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Médici was succeeded by General Ernesto Geisel on March 15, 1974. Upon leaving the presidency, Médici retired from public life, aside from declaring himself against the political amnesty enacted in August 1979 during the administration of João Figueiredo.
João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo (Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w baˈtʃistɐ dʒi oliˈvejɾɐ fiɡejˈɾedu, ˈʒwɐ̃w-]; 15 January 1918 – 24 December 1999) was a Brazilian military leader and dictator who served as the 30th president of Brazil from 1979 to 1985, the last of the military regime that ruled the country following the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état.