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 | 18 July 1937 Curepto, Chile |
| Died | 6 March 2005 (aged 67) Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse | Jorge Muñoz Poutays |
| Children | Rodrigo Muñoz Marín, Álvaro Muñoz Marín |
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 to run for the country's presidency and the only female leader of a Chilean political party.