Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician, who served as President during two periods: the first was from 1930–1945, when he served as interim president from 1930–1934, constitutional president from 1934–1937, and dictator from 1937–1945. After being overthrown in a 1945 coup, Vargas returned to power as the democratically elected president in 1951, serving until his suicide in 1954. Vargas led Brazil for 18 years, the longest of any President, and second in Brazilian history only to Emperor Pedro II among heads of state. He favored nationalism, industrialization,
Augusto Valda Vargas Augusto Valda Vargas Augusto Valda Vargas (born August 28, 1957, Suqusniyuk) is a Bolivian politician and journalist. He holds a Master's Degree in Andean Linguistics. Valda Vargas has served as secretary of the Constructors Federation of Chuiquisaca, as general secretary of the Agrarian Trade Union and president of the Native Language Communicator's Association of Chuquisaca. He was a member of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) until 1985. In 1997 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, as the Free Bolivia Movement (MBL) candidate in the single-member constituency No. 3 (which covers areas of the Oropeza and Yamparaez provinces). His