Getúlio Vargas - Wikipedia
WEBGetúlio Dornelles Vargas (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒeˈtulju doʁˈnɛliz ˈvaʁɡɐs]; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian 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 ...
Getúlio Vargas | Brazilian President & Dictator | Britannica
WEBApr 15, 2024 · Getúlio Vargas was the president of Brazil (1930–45, 1951–54), who brought social and economic changes that helped modernize the country. Although denounced by some as an unprincipled dictator, Vargas was revered by his followers as the “Father of the Poor,” for his battle against big business and.
Brazil - Vargas Era, Politics, Economy | Britannica
WEBGetúlio Vargas, the losing candidate in the 1930 presidential election, led a revolt that placed him in power. Vargas, formerly the governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, remained central to Brazilian national life for the next 24 years, holding office as chief executive on two occasions, 1930–45 and 1951–54.
Getúlio Vargas summary | Britannica
WEBGetúlio Vargas, (born April 19, 1882, São Borja, Braz.—died Aug. 24, 1954, Rio de Janeiro), President of Brazil (1930–45, 1951–54). He was elected governor of Rio Grande do Sul in 1928 and ran unsuccessfully for president in 1930, but later that year he overthrew the government to become head of state.
Getúlio Vargas – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre
WEBGetúlio Dornelles Vargas[ a] GCTE • GCA ( São Borja, 19 de abril de 1882 – Rio de Janeiro, 24 de agosto de 1954) [ 5][ 6] foi um militar, advogado e político brasileiro, [ 7][ 8] líder da Revolução de 1930, que pôs fim à República Velha, depondo seu 13.º e último presidente, Washington Luís, e impedindo a posse do presidente eleito em 1.º de mar...
Getúlio Vargas - Wikiwand
WEBGetúlio Dornelles Vargas ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ ʒeˈtulju doʁˈnɛliz ˈvaʁɡɐs]; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian 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.
Brazil Under Vargas - Brown University
WEBGetúlio Vargas, Formal Portrait. Getúlio Vargas (1882-1954) is arguably the most important Brazilian political figure of the twentieth century. From a wealthy landholding family in the south, Vargas became interim president in …
Getúlio Vargas - Latin American Studies - Oxford Bibliographies
WEBOct 28, 2011 · Introduction. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (b. 1882–d. 1954) was perhaps the single most dominant figure in 20th-century Brazilian politics. Vargas was a product of the machine politics of the Republican Party of his home state, Rio Grande do Sul, where he served as governor from 1928 to 1930.
Return of Vargas | Brazil: Five Centuries of Change - Brown …
WEBOn August 24, 1954, Getúlio Vargas took his own life with a bullet through the heart. His suicide was a response to the fallout from the failed assassination attempt against political rival Carlos Lacerda, for which Vargas was thought to be responsible, and to an ultimatum from the military demanding that he resign.
The Overthrow of Getúlio Vargas in 1945: Diplomatic Intervention ...
WEBL ate in October 1945, after 15 years in power and in the midst of what he presented as an irreversible redemocratization program, the final phase of which would be presidential elections early in December, Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas became the major political casualty of a coup d’état engineered by senior army commanders and embittered l...
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