translated from Spanish: Communist Party paid tribute to Gladys Marín 14 years his death

authorities and MPs of the Communist Party (PC), together with the support of unions and civil sectors, made a pilgrimage to the General Cemetery for switch emorar the 14 years since the death of former presidential candidate, Gladys Marín. The Chairman of the PC, Guillermo Teillier, spearheaded this tribute next to his grave, which was accompanied by words on the feminist and social work that took the deceased former parliamentary. “She, like hundreds of thousands of Chileans, would be on the streets of our country struggling by the demands of women and social rights”, said Communist Deputy to what happened in the historic March of the 8 M. In the place were solemn events on the part of the attendees at the event to commemorate the legacy of one of the most memorable women in the history of the country, who died on 6 March 2005 in the commune of La Florida, being honored by former President Ricardo Lagos to declare official mourning in the country that year. Gladys Marín, who had the title of Professor, was disputed since 1965 to 1973, year that had to go into exile in Holland, Russia and Costa Rica because of the coup. After the return to democracy in Chile, in 1994 she was elected General Secretary of the PCs, being the first woman in the world to get this charge. In addition, in 2002 she was elected President of the Communist Party, and joined the Chilean history by being the first woman to be President of a political conglomerate in Chile.

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