Chávez (Spanish) or Chavez may refer to:
People
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Chávez (surname) Chávez or Chavez is a Spanish language surname (derived from Latin Flaviae), also common in the Philippines, with a Portuguese language variant ( Chaves). Notable people with the name include:
* Aaliyah Chavez, American basketball player
* Alex ...
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Carlos Chávez
Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez (13 June 1899 – 2 August 1978) was a Mexican composer, conducting, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influence ...
(1899–1978), Mexican composer and conductor
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César Chávez
Cesario Estrada Chavez (; ; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and lesser known Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), ...
(1927–1993), American labor leader and civil rights activist
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Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; ; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician, Bolivarian Revolution, revolutionary, and Officer (armed forces), military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until De ...
(1954–2013), president of Venezuela in office from 1999 to 2013
Entertainment
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Chavez (band)
Chavez is an American band from New York City, formed in 1993. After a period of inactivity, the band re-formed in 2006. They released two independent non-charting albums in the mid-1990s.
Influenced by a wide variety of rock bands, including t ...
, an indie rock band in New York in the 1990s
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''Cesar Chavez'' (film), 2014 Mexican-American film
Games
*''Chavez'', the Spanish-language version of ''
Riddick Bowe Boxing'' released in Mexico
*''Chavez II'', the Spanish-language version of ''
Boxing Legends of the Ring'' released in Mexico
Places
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Colegio Cesar Chavez, a defunct college named after César Chávez, operating from 1973 until 1983
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Chavez Island in Antarctica
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Chavez Island (Galápagos), a former name of Santa Cruz Island in Ecuador
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Chaves (disambiguation) Chaves is a modern Portuguese and old Spanish word derived from Latin Aquae Flaviae, Flaviae (''Chávez'' in Spanish), and may refer to:
People
* Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Colombian marine biologist
* Avelino Chaves (1931–2021), Spanish footballe ...
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Chavda
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