Adalberto Pereira dos Santos

Adalberto Pereira dos Santos (11 April 1905 – 2 April 1984) was a Brazilian general and politician.

Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
Vice President of Brazil
In office 15 March 1974 – 14 March 1979
President	Ernesto Geisel
Preceded by	Augusto Rademaker
Succeeded by	Aureliano Chaves
President of the Superior Military Court
In office 19 March 1973 – 9 July 1973
Preceded by	Valdemar de Figueiredo Costa
Succeeded by	Jurandir Bizarria Mamede
Justice of the Superior Military Court
In office 16 May 1969 – 9 July 1973
Appointed by	Artur da Costa e Silva
Preceded by	Olímpio Mourão Filho
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Otávio Jordão Ramos
Chief of the General Staff of the Army
In office 29 March 1968 – 11 April 1969
Preceded by	Orlando Geisel
Succeeded by	Antônio Carlos da Silva Muricy
Personal details
Born	11 April 1905 Taquara, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	2 April 1984 (aged 78) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	ARENA
Spouse(s)	Julieta Campos
Mother	Otília Pereira dos Santos
Father	Urbano Alves dos Santos
Education	Realengo Military Academy

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.

He was born to Portuguese settler parents. His father emigrated from Ponte de Lima in Northern Portugal in 1898 and owned a cattle ranch. His mother's side of the family emigrated from the Azores.

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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