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- Birth nameCesario Estrada Chavez
- Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, USA. He was married to Helen Chavez. He died on April 23, 1993 in San Luis, Arizona, USA.
- SpouseHelen Chavez(October 22, 1948 - April 23, 1993) (his death, 8 children)
- RelativesMichaela Domier(Cousin)
- Took a 25 day fast in 1968 to affirm UFW's commitment to nonviolence. The late senator Robert F. Kennedy flew to Delano, California to be with Chavez when he ended the fast. He called Chavez "one of the heroic figures of our time."
- Posthumously awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 8, 1994 by President Bill Clinton. Only second Mexican American in history to be awarded this honor.
- Joined U.S. Navy in 1945. Served in Pacific during end of World War II.
- Founded United Farm Workers in 1966.
- Advocated nonviolence a la Mohandas K. Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..
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