Cabo Anselmo

José Anselmo dos Santos (13 February 1942 – 15 March 2022), known as Cabo Anselmo ("Corporal Anselmo"), was a Brazilian military officer. He was the leader of the Sailors' Revolt, which started the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état.[1]

Cabo Anselmo
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Anselmo in 1964
Born
José Anselmo dos Santos

(1942-02-13)13 February 1942
Died15 March 2022(2022-03-15) (aged 80)
Jundiaí, Brazil
AllegianceFile:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Service/branchCoat of arms of the Brazilian Navy.svg Brazilian Navy
RankCabo MB.png Corporal

Anselmo died on 15 March 2022 at a hospital in Jundiaí, Brazil from problems caused by a kidney infection, one month after his 80th birthday.[2]

Cabo Anselmo Media

References

  1. El regreso del viejo cabo Anselmo (in es). Página 12. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. Morre Cabo Anselmo, agente duplo que atuou na ditadura, aos 80 anos (in pt). Metrópoles (16 March 2022). Retrieved 16 March 2022.