Raúl Ampuero
Raúl Ampuero | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1953 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Constituency | Tarapacá and Antofagasta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1917年12月19日)19 December 1917 |
| Died | 11 July 1996(1996年07月11日) (aged 78) |
| Party | |
| University of Chile | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Raúl Galvarino Ampuero Díaz (19 December 1917 – 11 July 1996) was a Chilean lawyer and politician, one of the most prominent leaders of Chilean socialism in the 20th century. He served as senator for Tarapacá and Antofagasta (1953–1969) and was Secretary General of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS) in several periods.
Early life and career
[edit ]He completed his secondary studies at the Liceo de Ancud, then studied law at the University of Chile, graduating as a lawyer in 1945. He was assistant at the Seminar of Economic Sciences of the university.[1]
Between 1941 and 1946 he worked in the Ministry of Public Works and Communications. Later he practiced law privately until 1953. As senator he was also councillor of the CORFO, until the parliamentary seats in that body were abolished.
Political career
[edit ]Ampuero joined the Federación Juvenil Socialista in 1934, becoming one of its founders and twice serving as Secretary General. He represented Chile at the World Youth Congress in New York in 1938.[2]
In 1946 he was elected Secretary General of the Socialist Party. Following the split caused by the Ley de Defensa Permanente de la Democracia (1948), he became a founder and leader of the Popular Socialist Party (PSP), serving as its Secretary General between 1950 and 1952.
He was elected senator for Tarapacá and Antofagasta in 1953, serving until 1961 and then reelected for 1961–1969. In the Senate he sat on commissions of Economy and Trade, National Defense, Public Works, and Budgets.
In 1961 he was elected Secretary General of the Socialist Party again, serving until 1965, and became one of the key ideologues of Chilean socialism. However, after internal disputes he was expelled in 1967 and became leader of the Unión Socialista Popular (USP), which he headed until 1973.
Exile
[edit ]After the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, his home was raided and he was detained at the Escuela Militar until December 1973. Upon release, he went into exile in Rome, Italy, joining the League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples led by Italian senator Lelio Basso.
In 1975 he became adjunct professor of Latin American History at the Faculty of Law of the University of Sassari (Italy), being appointed full professor in 1982.
Return and later life
[edit ]He returned to Chile in April 1989, rejoining the Socialist Party. He participated in think tanks, debates, and seminars, focusing on the ideological and organizational unity of socialism. He attended the reunification of the Socialist Party in 1990.
He is recognized as an influential speaker and political thinker, and is considered an important figure in the development of socialism in Chile.
He died in Santiago on 11 July 1996, aged 78.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Reseña biográfica parlamentaria: Raúl Galvarino Ampuero Díaz". Library of the National Congress of Chile . Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Julio César Jobet, Historia del Partido Socialista de Chile, Ediciones Documentas, Santiago, 1987.
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