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5 days ago · Getúlio Vargas (born April 19, 1882 [ see Researchers Note ], , São Borja, Braz.—died Aug. 24, 1954, Rio de Janeiro) was the president of Brazil (1930–45, 1951–54), who brought social and economic changes that helped modernize the country. Although denounced by some as an unprincipled dictator, Vargas was revered by his followers as the ...
5 days ago · Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel if it doesn't comply with a UN cease-fire resolution. Gustavo Petro (born April 19, 1960, Ciénaga de Oro, Colombia) Colombian politician and former member of the Marxist guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19) who in 2022 became the first leftist to serve as the president of Colombia.
2 days ago · The 1964 Brazilian coup d'état (Portuguese: Golpe de estado no Brasil em 1964) was the overthrow of Brazilian president João Goulart by a military coup from March 31 to April 1, 1964, ending the Fourth Brazilian Republic (1946–1964) and initiating the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985).
- March 31 – April 1, 1964
2 days ago · This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government. In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, there is only one leader being both head of state and head of government. In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people. In semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of government ...
1 day ago · Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara arrive to the closing ceremony of the 1st Ordinary Meeting of the National Council for Indigenous Policy, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, April 18, 2024. The council, dissolved in 2019, was revived in 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
2 days ago · Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara arrive to the closing ceremony of the 1st Ordinary Meeting of the National Council for Indigenous ...
3 days ago · Frank G. Wisner II (businessman and former diplomat) James D. Wolfensohn, KBE (9th President of the World Bank) Paul Wolfowitz (10th President of the World Bank, 28th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense under George W. Bush) Bob Woodruff ( ABC News journalist) Judy Woodruff ( PBS NewsHour journalist)
