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Getúlio Vargas

1882 - 1954

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Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (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, constitutional, dictatorial and democratic leader, he is considered by historians as the most influential Brazilian politician of the 20th century. Born on 19 April 1882 in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, to a powerful local family, Vargas had a short stint in the Brazilian Army before entering law school. He began his political career as district attorney, soon becoming a state deputy prior to a brief departure from politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Getúlio Vargas is the 1,381st most popular politician (down from 1,150th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 19th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Brazilian Politician.

Getúlio Varga is famous for his populist policies and efforts to modernize Brazil's economy and infrastructure, particularly through the creation of state-owned companies and the implementation of labor protections. Vargas is also known for his authoritarian tendencies and his controversial role in Brazilian politics during the mid-20th century.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Getúlio Vargas ranks 1,381 out of 19,576. Before her are Richard of Cornwall, Vasili IV of Russia, Sasaki Kojirō, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Turgut Özal, and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. After her are P. V. Narasimha Rao, Livilla, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, Queen Seondeok of Silla, Francis I of the Two Sicilies, and Christian V of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Getúlio Vargas ranks 26. Before her are Abd el-Krim, James Franck, Fiorello H. La Guardia, Edward Hopper, Zoltán Kodály, and Lili Elbe. After her are Emmerich Kálmán, Umberto Boccioni, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Rodolfo Graziani, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, and Hans Geiger. Among people deceased in 1954, Getúlio Vargas ranks 12. Before her are Robert Capa, Otto Diels, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Colette, Gideon Sundback, and André Derain. After her are Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Alcide De Gasperi, Jacinto Benavente, Wilhelm Furtwängler, and Machine Gun Kelly.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Getúlio Vargas ranks 22 out of 2,236. Before her are Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Nelson Piquet (1952), Roberto Carlos (1973), Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), and Emerson Fittipaldi (1946). After her are Jorge Amado (1912), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), João Havelange (1916), Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), Ronaldinho (1980), and Romário (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Getúlio Vargas ranks 5. Before her are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), and Jair Bolsonaro (1955). After her are Michel Temer (1940), Maria II of Portugal (1819), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), João Goulart (1918), and Deodoro da Fonseca (1827).

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