José Plácido de Castro

✶September 9, 1873

†August 11, 1908

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José Plácido de Castro was a Brazilian soldier, surveyor, rubber producer and politician who led the armed revolt during the Acre War of 1902–3, when the Republic of Acre broke away from Bolivia. He was the president of the state of Acre just before and after it was purchased by Brazil. After the war he became extremely wealthy as a rubber producer, and made many enemies. He was assassinated in 1908. He is considered a hero of Brazil.

Brazilian politician (1873–1908)

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Biography from the article José Plácido de Castro on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.