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Chico Whitaker (Francisco Whitaker Ferreira) was born on 1931 in São Paulo, Brazil, is an A 20th-century brazilian politician. Discover Chico Whitaker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

Popular As Francisco Whitaker Ferreira
Occupation Architect · politician · activist
Age 93 years old
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Born 1931
Birthday 1931
Birthplace São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality Brazil

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1931

Francisco Whitaker Ferreira (born 1931), known as Chico Ferreira, is a Brazilian architect, politician, and social activist.

A devout Roman Catholic, Whitaker inspires his work in the liberation theology, while maintaining close ties with the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, a body linked to the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil.

1953

From 1953 to 1954, Whitaker was the chairman of the Catholic University Youth of Brazil, formed by Catholic University students from all over the country.

1959

He then served on the strategy group of São Paulo governor Carvalho Pinto, which spanned from 1959 to 1963.

He was also head of land reform planning during the João Goulart administration.

Following the coup d'état that overthrew Goulart, he joined the opposition movement against the military dictatorship.

1965

From 1965 to 1966, he was an advisor of the National Conferences of Bishops of Brazil (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil, CNBB) at the First Joint Pastoral Plan.

1966

In 1966, fleeing political persecution in the country, he went into live in exile with his wife and four children.

1981

Until his return to Brazil in 1981, Whitaker lived and worked in France and Chile as a researcher and advisor for the Catholic Committee Against Hunger, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, among other organizations.

1982

From 1982 to 1988, he served as an advisor for the Archdiocese of São Paulo and the CNBB.

1988

In 1988, he was elected to serve in the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo for the Workers' Party.

There, he acted as the majority leader for then mayor Luiza Erundina.

1989

Whitaker served as an alderman for the Workers' Party in the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo from 1989 to 1993, when he acted as the majority leader for mayor Luiza Erundina.

2001

In 2001, Whitaker helped organizing the World Social Forum.

2006

He left the party in 2006, and currently serves on the advisory board of the non-profit organization WikiLeaks.

He is also a member of the interim consultative committee of the International Organization for a Participatory Society.

In 2006, he received the Right Livelihood Award, an annual prize given since 1980 to support people who not only dedicate themselves to social justice and the environment, but who live according to those principles.

The prize, €220,000 (around $US285,000), is shared among three other winners, and was awarded in December of that same year.

2008

During the local elections of 2008, he helped organizing the Ficha Limpa project, which aims to prevent the candidacy to public offices by citizens responding to legal actions.

In addition to being part of the advisory board of WikiLeaks, Whitaker is also a founding member of the nongovernmental organization Transparência Brasil, which is affiliated to the Transparency International and aims to fight against corruption in Brazil.

He also is a member of the World Future Council.

The World Future Council brings the interests of future generations to the centre of policy making.