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  • NAME: Getúlio Vargas
  • OCCUPATION: World Leader
  • BIRTH DATE: April 19, 1882
  • DEATH DATE: August 24, 1954
  • EDUCATION: Porto Alegre Law School
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: São Borja, Brazil
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Controversial Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas seized power after leading a revolution in 1938.

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After leading a 1938 revolution that overthrew the ruling Brazilian party, Getúlio Vargas assumed dicatorial powers and worked to centralize government until he himself was overthrown in 1945. Remaining a controversial and divisive figure, he was later elected president in 1951 but committed suicide in 1954 after widespread calls for his withdrawal.

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