The military dictatorship in Brazil, sometimes called the Fifth Brazilian Republic, was established on 1 April 1964, after a coup d'état by the Brazilian Armed Forces with support from the United Stat
João Goulart was the left-leaning president ousted by the Armed Forces
U.S. President John F. Kennedy (left) and President Goulart during a review of troops on 3 April 1962. Kennedy mulled possible military intervention in Brazil
Field marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
Field marshal Artur da Costa e Silva
Ernesto Geisel
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Ernesto Beckmann Geisel was a Brazilian Army officer and politician, who served as the 29th president of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military dictatorship.
Geisel (left) with President Getúlio Vargas in 1940
Geisel during his inauguration ceremony in the National Congress, 15 March 1974
Geisel with U.S. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter during a formal dinner in the Palácio da Alvorada, 29 March 1978
Geisel in the Presidential Rolls-Royce during the inaugural parade