SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Chico Mendes

1944 - 1988

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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 people. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chico Mendes is the 178th most popular social activist (down from 175th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 89th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Chico Mendes ranks 178 out of 840. Before him are Gerda Christian, Joe Hill, Max Mosley, Otoya Yamaguchi, Maria Spiridonova, and Paul Watson. After him are Paul Schäfer, Gretl Braun, Vinoba Bhave, Jan Karski, Manuela Sáenz, and Klaus Störtebeker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Chico Mendes ranks 138. Before him are Francis Lee, Robert Powell, Luis Ladaria Ferrer, Roger Daltrey, Patrice Chéreau, and Aguila Saleh Issa. After him are James Heckman, Norodom Ranariddh, Lucía Topolansky, Agnes Baltsa, Gary Busey, and Tsuyoshi Kunieda. Among people deceased in 1988, Chico Mendes ranks 47. Before him are Willem Drees, Hermann Graf, Branko Zebec, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Giuseppe Saragat. After him are Ana Aslan, Karl August Wittfogel, Dino Grandi, Paul Grice, Muzafer Sherif, and John Carradine.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Chico Mendes ranks 99 out of 2,236. Before him are Mauro Ramos (1930), Chico Buarque (1944), Elis Regina (1945), Telê Santana (1931), Thiago Silva (1984), and Toninho Cerezo (1955). After him are Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928), Pepe (1935), Deco (1977), Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), and Machado de Assis (1839).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Brazil

Among social activists born in Brazil, Chico Mendes ranks 1. After him are Tiradentes (1746), Lampião (1897), and Josué de Castro (1908).

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