Chico Mendes
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes December 15, 1944 – December 22, 1988), was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and indigenous peoples. He was assassinated by a rancher on December 22, 1988. The Chico Mendes Institute for Conservation of Biodiversity, a body under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, is named in his honor.
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Male
Full Name
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho
Date of Birth
December 15th, 1944
Age
81
Birth Place
Brazil, Acre
Date of Death
December 22nd, 1988
Died Aged
44
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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