Chico Mendes
1944
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1988
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
movement: trade unionism, environmentalism
country of citizenship: Brazil
native language: Portuguese
languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese
occupation: politician, trade unionist, environmentalist
award received: honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃiku ˈmẽdʒis]; 15 December 1944 – 22 December 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 22 December 1988. The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade or ICMBio), a body under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, is named in his honor. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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