Adalberto Pereira dos Santos

Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
19th Vice President of Brazil
In office
15 March 1974  15 March 1979
President Ernesto Geisel
Preceded by Augusto Rademaker
Succeeded by Aureliano Chaves
Personal details
Born (1905-04-11)11 April 1905
Taquara, Brazil
Died 2 April 1984(1984-04-02) (aged 78)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Adalberto Pereira dos Santos (11 April 1905 in Taquara – 2 April 1984 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian general and politician.

A veteran of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force during World War II, he served as the Army Chief of Staff during Costa e Silva's Presidency and then headed the Highest Military Tribunal.

Dos Santos served as Vice President under General Ernesto Geisel from 1974 to 1979. He was the last military Vice President of Brazil.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald
Vice President of Brazil
1969–1974
Succeeded by
Aureliano Chaves


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