Jorge Kalume

Jorge Kalume
Personal details
Born3 December 1920
Belém, Brazil
DiedOctober 26, 2010(2010-10-26) (aged 89)
Brasília, Brazil

Jorge Kalume (3 December 1920 – 26 October 2010) was a Brazilian politician.

Jorge Kalume was born on 3 December 1920 in Belém, a city in the Brazilian Amazon, to a Syrian father, and a Lebanese mother.[1][2] He was governor of Acre from 1966 to 1971, during the military regime.[3] He served as senator for Acre from 1979 to 1987.[1]

He died of bowel cancer in Brasília on 26 October 2010.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Biografia: Jorge Kalume" (in Portuguese). Senado Federal. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
  2. ^ "Morreu nesta terça-feira o ex-senador Jorge Kalume". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  3. ^ a b "Adeus a Jorge Kalume, ex-senador e ex-governador do Acre". Agência Senado (in Portuguese). October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.