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
AllegianceBrazil 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" [The return of the old Corporal Anselmo]. Página 12 (in español). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. "Morre Cabo Anselmo, agente duplo que atuou na ditadura, aos 80 anos" [Cabo Anselmo, double agent who worked in the dictatorship, dies at 80]. Metrópoles (in português). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.