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Vargas
Vargas may refer to: People *Vargas (surname), including a list of people with this surname *Getúlio Vargas, 14th and 17th President of Brazil **Getúlio Vargas, Rio Grande do Sul, a Brazilian municipality *"Vargas", also "Varga", signature on works by Peruvian painter of pin-ups Alberto Vargas *Vargas and Lagola, a Swedish songwriting, production and artist duo **Vincent Pontare, professionally known as Vargas; Swedish songwriter, producer, and singer Places *Vargas, Cantabria, Spain *Vargas (state), Venezuela **Vargas Municipality **Vargas tragedy, a natural disaster in 1999 Fictional characters *Miguel Vargas, 1958 film ''Touch of Evil'' character *Rocco Vargas, 1986 science-fiction comic-book series by Daniel Torres (comics), Daniel Torres *Vargas, 1994 boss from video game ''Final Fantasy VI'' *Edgar Vargas, 1995 List of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac characters#Edgar Vargas, character in ''Johnny the Homicidal Maniac'' *Vargas (comics), 2001 Marvel Comics character *Vargas, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getúlio Vargas
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 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazil's provisional, constitutional, and dictatorial leader, he is considered by historians as the most influential Brazilian politician of the 20th century. Born in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, to a powerful local family, Vargas had a short stint in the 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. After returning to the state Legislative Assembly, Vargas led troops during Rio Grande do Sul's 1923 civil war. He entered national politics as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. Afterward, Vargas served as Minister of Finance under President Washington Luís before resigning to head Rio Grande do Sul as state president, during which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vargas Tragedy
The Vargas tragedy was a natural disaster that occurred in Vargas State, Venezuela on 14–16 December 1999, when torrential rains caused flash floods and debris flows that killed tens of thousands of people, destroyed thousands of homes, and led to the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure. According to relief workers, the neighborhood of Los Corales was buried under of mud and a high percentage of homes were simply swept into the ocean. Entire towns including Cerro Grande and Carmen de Uria completely disappeared. As much as 10% of the population of Vargas died during the event. Background The coastal area of Vargas State has long been subject to mudslides and flooding. Deposits preserved on the alluvial fan deltas here show that geologically similar catastrophes have occurred with regularity since prehistoric times. Since the 17th century, at least two large-magnitude debris flow, landslide, or flood events, on average, have occurred each century within the modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vargas (surname)
Vargas is a Spanish surname of Castilian origin. The founder of the house was Ivan de Vargas who fought as a knight in the reconquest of Madrid, in 1083, at service of Alfonso VI of León and Castile. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 22.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Vargas'' were residents of Mexico. Listing of frequency: *Mexico 22.2% (frequency 1:260) *Colombia 15.6% (1:142) *Peru, 7.5% (1:196) *United States, 6.7% (1:2,502) *Bolivia, 6.4% (1:77) *Venezuela, 6.2% (1:225) *Chile, 4.5% (1:183) *Costa Rica, 4.3% (1:51) *Brazil, 4.2% (1:2,249) *Argentina, 3.9% (1:511) *Philippines, 3.2% (1:1,457) *Dominican Republic, 2.7% (1:182) *Spain, 2.5% (1:863) *Ecuador, 2.5% (1:295) *Guatemala, 1.5% (1:498) *Nicaragua, 1.2% (1:237). In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:863) in the following autonomous communities: * 1. Andalusia (1:419) * 2. Extremadura (1:445) * 3. Balearic Islands (1:781) * 4. Canary Islands (1:812) * 5. Community of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varda (other)
Varda may refer to: People *Agnès Varda (1928–2019), French film director and professor *Jean Varda (1893–1971), Greek artist *Ratko Varda (born 1979), Bosnian basketball player *Rosalie Varda (born 1958), French costume designer, producer, writer and actress; daughter of Agnès Fiction *Varda (Middle-earth), one of the Valar (powers) in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Places *174567 Varda, a possible dwarf planet named after Tolkien's Varda *Mount Varda, a list of mountains in the Golan Heights, mountain in the Golan Heights *Varda, Greece, a town in Elis, Greece *Várda, a village in Somogy, Hungary *Varda, Slovenia, a settlement *Varda, Kosjerić, a village in Serbia *Varda Viaduct, a railway viaduct in southern Turkey Other uses *Voice Activated Radio Dispatched Alarm, a type of alarm system See also *Vardan, a name *Vardar (other) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varga (other)
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Varga may refer to: * Varga, Hungary, a village in Hungary * Varga (astrology), a technical division in Indian astrology * Varga (band), a Canadian metal band * Varga (comics), a Filipino comic book character ** '' Komiks Presents: Varga'', a Philippines TV series * Varga girls, World War-II era pin-ups by Alberto Vargas * Varga Studio, a Hungarian animation studio * Varga (surname) * Varga, a character in ''Doctor Who'' episode "The Ice Warriors" See also * * Varg (other) * Vargas (other) * Wergea Wergea ( nl, Warga) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,560 in January 2017. There are two windmills in the village, De Hempenserpoldermolen and a paaltjasker. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Thief's End
''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the fourth main entry in the ''Uncharted'' series. Set several years after the events of ''Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception'', players control Nathan Drake (Uncharted), Nathan Drake, a former treasure hunter coaxed out of retirement by his presumed-dead brother Samuel. With Nathan's longtime partner, Victor Sullivan, they search for clues to the location of Henry Avery's long-lost treasure. ''A Thief's End'' is played from a Third-person view, third-person perspective, and incorporates platformer elements. Players solve puzzles and use firearms, melee combat, and Stealth game, stealth to combat enemies. In the online multiplayer mode, up to ten players engage in co-operative and competitive modes. Development of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Development of ''Uncharted 4'' began in 2011, soon after the release of ''Uncharted 3.'' It was led by c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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