Word: rebels
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Oldest inhabitants of this No. 1 rebel state said that the dethroning of his Imperial Majesty Dom Pedro II was not half so exciting as the ousting last week of His Excellency President Washington Luis. Reason: This was Rio Grande do Sul's own victory. She as a state had started the civil war (TIME, Oct. 13), and her former President Dr. Getulio Vargas (as popular in his state as "Al" Smith in New York) was on his way from the battle line to assume the presidency of Brazil. He, like Mr. Smith, was the defeated candidate...
Some 300 prisoners were produced by the Federals, and some 200 by the Rebels, the only tangible evidence that both sides had made gains. In Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, where sympathy with the Rebels runs high, reports were zealously circulated that "a long conflict is in prospect, and, should decisive victory prove impossible, the Rebel states may be expected to secede." Uruguayans hope fervently to enlarge their little republic by welcoming in a few Brazilian secession states...
...Dartmouth and other organizations the movement spread rapidly in spite of a chilly wind that made action a requisite. Fox Movietone appeared and with it a group called the opposition dressed in sheepskins, fur coats, ski jackets, mufflers, and mittens--they suffered at the hands of the rebels. Attempts at a talkie were interrupted by continual catcalls, but the pictures were taken and Boston and New York newspapers carried glowing descriptions of the uprising. A rainy and cold day chilled the enthusiasm of the rebels the following day, but warm weather soon burst forth once more and the rebel forces...
...Rebel Solidarity. The extreme southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, whence the revolution sprang, appeared to have plumped solidly for revolt. The state legislature under no duress voted $500,000 for the rebel army. Said the local Roman Catholic Archbishop, Monsignor John Becker...
Mostly the revolutionaries seemed to be young swaggerers, spunky fellows with bright red handkerchiefs knotted "carelessly" about their throats, each supplied with a gleaming Mauser rifle. Sweethearts sewed on rebel shoulders a knot of green, red and yellow ribbons. Gaucho rebels, former "cowboys," swung over their shoulders brilliantly dyed saddle blankets of sheepskin. Marching and singing, the would-be-fighters were frequently beset by females, plied with edibles...