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Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935.
Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (Winnfield, 30 de agosto de 1893 — Baton Rouge, 10 de setembro de 1935), de alcunha “The Kingfish”, foi um político e sulista dos Estados Unidos. [1] Membro do Partido Democrata, foi governador da Luisiana de 1928 a 1932 e senador pelo mesmo estado no Congresso dos Estados Unidos, de 1932 a 1935. [1]
9 de nov. de 2009 · Learn about Huey Long, a controversial Louisiana politician who rose from poverty to become a governor and a senator. Find out how he challenged the establishment, advocated for the poor and was killed by an assassin.
Huey Long, flamboyant and demagogic governor of Louisiana and U.S. senator whose social reforms and radical welfare proposals were ultimately overshadowed by the unprecedented executive dictatorship that he perpetrated to ensure control of his home state.
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On September 8, 1935, United States senator and former Louisiana governor Huey Long was fatally shot at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Long was an extremely popular and influential politician at the time, and his death eliminated a possible 1936 presidential bid against incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt .
Huey Long era um político populista da Louisiana. Ele alcançou fama nacional no início da década de 1930, dominando o novo meio de rádio e alcançando uma audiência com seu slogan esperançoso "Todo homem um rei".
15 de set. de 2017 · Learn about the life and legacy of Huey Long, the controversial Louisiana governor and senator who was assassinated in 1935. He proposed a radical plan to redistribute wealth, challenged Roosevelt, and built a political machine in the South.
