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President of Brazil (1930–1945, 1951–1954)

For other uses, see Getúlio Vargas (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dornelles and the second or paternal family name is Vargas.

Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (Brazilian Portuguese:[ʒeˈtuljudoʁˈnɛlizˈvaʁɡɐs]; 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 f