Getúlio Vargas Biography

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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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