Tilden Santiago

Brazilian politician (1940–2022)

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Tilden Santiago (13 June 1940 – 2 February 2022) was a Brazilian politician.

Life and career

From 1991 until 2003, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and later served as Ambassador of Brazil to Cuba from 2003 until 2006, after being appointed to that position by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.^[1]

Born in Brazil, Santiago died of respiratory complications from COVID-19 in Belo Horizonte, on 2 February 2022, at the age of 81.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "G1 > Política - NOTÍCIAS - Lula oficializa saída de Tilden Santiago da embaixada em Cuba".
^ "Former deputy Tilden Santiago, one of the founders of the PT, dies of Covid". 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ "Morre Tilden Santiago, fundador do PT e ex-embaixador em Cuba". 2 February 2022.