Union leader & environmentalist
Chico Mendes
Organised rubber tappers against Amazon deforestation and was shot at his own back door by a rancher's son at forty-four.
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes, was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader, and environmentalist who fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and Indigenous people. He was assassinated by a hired killer on 22 December 1988. The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, a body under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, is named in his honour.
- Born
- 1944-12-15, Xapuri, BrazilA Friday
- Died
- 1988-12-22, Xapuri, BrazilA Thursday, aged 44
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1944-12-15, Xapuri, Brazil · time unknown, noon chart
America/Rio_Brancothe zone used then
America/Rio_BrancoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 23°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 24°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 8°34′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 5°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 14°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 26°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 8°23′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 10°35′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 6°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 10°00′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1988-12-22, Xapuri, Brazil · time unknown, noon chart
America/Rio_Brancothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 1°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 24°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 12°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 6°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 15°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 27°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 4°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 1°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 9°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 14°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Chico Mendes was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.