Gladys Marín
Gladys Marín | |
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| Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Chile | |
| In office 12 July 1994 – 11 August 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Volodia Teitelboim |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Teillier |
| President of the Communist Party of Chile | |
| In office 11 August 2002 – 6 March 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Teillier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1937 |
| Died | 6 March 2005 (aged 67) Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse | Jorge Muñoz Poutays |
| Children | Rodrigo Muñoz Marín, Álvaro Muñoz Marín |
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Gladys del Carmen Marín Millie (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡlaðis maˈɾin]; July 18, 1937 – March 6, 2005) was a Chilean activist and political figure. She was Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) (1994–2002) and then president of the PCCh until her death. She was a staunch opponent of General Augusto Pinochet and filed the first lawsuit against him, in which she accused him of committing human rights violations during his seventeen-year dictatorship. Gladys Marín was the youngest person ever elected to the Chilean Congress, the first woman alongside Sara Larraín to run for the country's presidency and the only female leader of a Chilean political party.