Gladys Marín

Gladys Marín
Gladys Marín
Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Chile
	In office; 12 July 1994 – 11 August 2002
President of the Communist Party of Chile
	In office; 11 August 2002 – 6 March 2005
Personal details
Born	16 July 1938; Curepto, Chile
Died	6 March 2005 (aged 66); Santiago, Chile
Spouse(s)	Jorge Muñoz Poutays

Gladys del Carmen Marín Millie (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡlaðis maˈɾin]; July 16, 1938 – March 6, 2005) was a Chilean activist and politician. She was Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) from 1994 until 2002 and then president of the PCCh until her death. She was a critic of General Augusto Pinochet and accused him of committing human rights violations during his seventeen-year dictatorship.

Marín died of brain cancer on March 6, 2005 in Santiago, Chile at the age of 66.[1][2]

References

Reel, Monte (2005-03-09). "Chile Honors Women, One In Particular". Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
"Chile: A mass farewell to Gladys Marin, President of the Chilean Communist Party". socialistworld.net. 2005-12-03. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

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[1] Reel, Monte (2005-03-09). "Chile Honors Women, One In Particular". Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

[socialistworld-2] "Chile: A mass farewell to Gladys Marin, President of the Chilean Communist Party". socialistworld.net. 2005-12-03. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.