Clotario Blest

In this Chilean name, the first or paternal surname is Blest and the second or maternal family name is Riffo.
Clotario Blest
Born
Clotario Leopoldo Blest Riffo

(1899-11-17)17 November 1899
Santiago, Chile
Died31 May 1990(1990-05-31) (aged 90)
Santiago, Chile
Occupations
MovementPartido Popular (1920s)
Revolutionary Left Movement (1965–1967)
Iglesia Joven (1960s)
RelativesGuillermo Blest Gana (paternal half-uncle)
Alberto Blest Gana (paternal half-uncle)
William Cunningham Blest (paternal grandfather)

Clotario Leopoldo Blest Riffo (Spanish pronunciation: [kloˈtaɾjo βlest]; 17 November 1899 – 31 May 1990) was a Chilean trade unionist, social activist and proponent of Catholic social teaching. Blest participated in the founding of the National Association of Fiscal Employees (ANEF), Workers' United Center of Chile (CUT), Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), and Committee for the Defense of Human and Trade Union Rights (CODEHS).

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