What is Tilden Santiago?
'''Tilden Santiago''' (13 June 1940 – 2 February 2022) was a Brazilian [[politician]] and [[Trades union|trade unionist]]. From 1991 to 2003, he was a member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]]. He later was Ambassador of [[Brazil]] to [[Cuba]] from 2003 to 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Politica/0,,AA1362443-5601,00.html|title = G1 > Política - NOTÍCIAS - Lula oficializa saída de Tilden Santiago da embaixada em Cuba}}</ref> Santiago died from [[respiratory failure]] caused by [[COVID-19]] in [[Belo Horizonte]], [[Minas Gerais]] on 2 February 2022 at the age of 81.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playcrazygame.com/2022/02/03/former-deputy-tilden-santiago-one-of-the-founders-of-the-pt-dies-of-covid/|title=Former deputy Tilden Santiago, one of the founders of the PT, dies of Covid|date=3 February 2022|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204211315/https://playcrazygame.com/2022/02/03/former-deputy-tilden-santiago-one-of-the-founders-of-the-pt-dies-of-covid/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.otempo.com.br/politica/morre-tilden-santiago-fundador-do-pt-e-ex-embaixador-em-cuba-1.2606828|title=Morre Tilden Santiago, fundador do PT e ex-embaixador em Cuba|date=2 February 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Santiago, Tilden}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian diplomats]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil]] [[Category:Trade unionists]] [[Category:Politicians from Minas Gerais]] {{bio-stub}}