Chico Mendes
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.
Chico Mendes | |
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Chico Mendes in 1988 | |
| Born | Francisco Alves Mendes Filho 15 December 1944 Xapuri, Brazil |
| Died | 22 December 1988 (aged 44) Xapuri, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Occupation | Social activist |
| Spouse | Ilsamar Mendes |
| Children | Angela Mendes Elenira Mendes Sandino Mendes |
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