Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (died 1954)

Getúlio Vargas

Getúlio Dornelles Vargas was a Brazilian military officer, lawyer, and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazil's provisional, constitutional, dictatorial and democratic leader, he is considered by historians as the most influential Brazilian politician of the 20th century.

Born

1882

April 19

Died

1954

Era

1880s

Country

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Getúlio, in brief

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1882 Born
1954 Died

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The world in 1954

When Getúlio departed

april 1 United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
april 18 Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
april 22 Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
april 25 The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

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Also born in 1882

Dora Marsden 1882–1960 English author and activist (born 1882) Franklin D. Roosevelt 1882–1945 American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (born 1882) Henry Burr 1882– Canadian singer, radio performer, and producer (died 1941) Henry J. Kaiser 1882–1967 American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (born 1882) Inayat Khan 1882–1927 Indian mystic and educator (born 1882) James Joyce 1882–1941 Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet (died 1941) James Somerville 1882–1949 English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (died 1949) John Barrymore 1882–1942 American actor (died 1942) Kâzım Karabekir 1882– Turkish general and politician, 5th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (died 1948)

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