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Encyclopedia > Chavez

Chavez could refer to more than one person:

  • Carlos Chavez photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez ( June 13, 1899 - August 2, 1978) was a Mexican composer, conductor, teacher, journalist, and the founder and director of the Mexico Symphony Orchestra. He was influenced by native Mexican cultures. Of... Carlos Chávez was a Mexican composer.
  • César Chávez, middle-aged César Estrada Chávez ( March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) founded the National Farm Workers Association that later became the United Farm Workers. Chávez was born near Yuma, Arizona. He became a migrant farm worker at... César Chávez was a Mexican-American labour activist.
  • Dennis Chavez (April 8, 1888 - November 18, 1962) was a Democratic politician from New Mexico. He served in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Born in an Los Chaves, Valencia County, New Mexico, Chavez worked in a grocery and the city engineering department of Albuquerque, New Mexico after... Dennis Chavez was a US politician.
  • President Hugo Chávez Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (born July 28, 1954) is the President of Venezuela. A former paratroop lieutenant-colonel who led an unsuccessful coup détat in 1992, he was elected president in 1999. During his presidency, Venezuela has seen sweeping... Hugo Chávez is the President of Venezuela.
  • Jorge Chávez ( 1887- September 27, 1910) was an airplane pilot from Peru. French by birth, Chávez, who was born to Peruvian parents in Paris, spent his childhood between Peru and Europe. It was in Europe that he became fascinated with aviation, since that field was much... Jorge Chávez was a Peruvian pilot.
  • Julio César Chávez (born July 12, 1962 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) is a Mexican world champion boxer who won 5 world titles (WBC Superfeatherweight -1984-, WBA Lightweight -1987, WBC Lightweight -1988-, WBC Superlightweight -1989-, IBF Jr. Welterweight -1990-, WBC Superlightweight -1994-) in 3 different divisions... Julio César Chávez is a Mexican boxer.
  • Chávez with SF Giants (1967) Néstor Isaías Chávez Silva, better known as Néstor Chávez, was a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants (1967). Chávez was born on July... Néstor Chávez was a Venezuelan baseball player.
  • Chavez is also a music band.
  • Jorge Chávez International Airport ( IATA Airport Code: LIM) is Perus main national and international gateway, serving over 4.5 million passengers per year. A single runway airport, it is located in Callao, the port city now fully integrated with Lima the nations capital. The airport is... Jorge Chávez International Airport is in Lima, Peru.

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Fight in the Fields - CESAR CHAVEZ | PBS (1668 words)
Chavez didn’t want to call it a union, because of the long history of failed attempts to create agricultural unions, and the bitter memories of those who had been promised justice and then abandoned.
Chavez’ understanding of the relationship between economic issues and political participation was the starting point for a growing wave of Latino activism and electoral activity, that would eventually lead to the election of thousands of Latino officials and a major shift in the American political landscape.
Chavez had never expected that victory in the battle for farmworkers’ rights would be achieved during his lifetime.
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