Adalberto Pereira dos Santos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian general and politician
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Place of Birth: Taquara, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
About Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
- Adalberto Pereira dos Santos (11 April 1905 – 2 April 1984) 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. 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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