Akio Morita vs Chico Mendes
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Chico Mendes (1944–1988) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 44 years, from 1944 to 1988.
Verified event
Unverified event
Approximate (circa) date
Lifespan
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Hover events for details. Click a name to open the profile.
Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified
Chico Mendes (1944–1988)
- — Born in Xapuri, Acre Verified
- — Began work as a rubber tapper Verified
- — Learned to read and write from Euclides Fernandes Távora Verified
- — Organised empates against forest clearance Verified
- — Helped found the rural workers' union in Xapuri Verified
- — Co-founded the National Council of Rubber Tappers Verified
- — Received the United Nations Global 500 Roll of Honour Verified
- — Campaigned in Washington against development bank funding for Amazon roads Verified
- — Shot dead at his home in Xapuri Verified