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Events on Tuesday 24 August 1954 1
1882 – 1954Getulio Vargas (1882-1954)Died 24 August 1954, aged 72Vargas, who had ruled Brazil as president for eighteen years across two periods, shot himself at the presidential palace amid a political crisis over corruption allegations. His suicide note blamed political enemies and provoked a wave of public sympathy that reshaped Brazilian politics for years. He remains one of the most influential and controversial figures in Brazilian history.