Adonis Sepúlveda

Adonis Ramón Sepúlveda Acuña (30 October 1919 – 2 November 2005) was a Chilean accountant and politician, member of the Socialist Party of Chile. He served as senator between 1971 and 1973, after replacing President Salvador Allende.

Biography He was born in Viña del Mar on 30 October 1919, the son of Ramón Sepúlveda Leal and Albina Acuña Venegas. He married Esterbina Espinoza Sánchez, with whom he had two daughters.

He studied at the Escuela Inglesa of Viña del Mar and at the Liceo Manuel Barros Borgoño in Santiago. Later, he graduated as an accountant from the Instituto Valentín Letelier in 1941. While studying, he worked as a cinema operator and night watchman at Laboratorio Chile.

Public activities He joined the Socialist Party of Chile in 1936. He served in various posts within the Ministry of Public Works, first as a member of the accounting section (1938–1945), later as chief accountant (1945–1950), and finally as secretary (1950–1960). Between 1971 and 1973 he was Secretary General of the Socialist Party.

He entered the Senate on 21 May 1971 after winning the by-election of 4 April 1971, replacing Salvador Allende who had been elected President of Chile. He represented Chiloé, Aysén and Magallanes until 1973. In the 1973 Chilean parliamentary election he was elected as full senator for the same constituency, integrating the Permanent Commission on Foreign Affairs.

After the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, he went into exile in Mexico, later moving to France and Belgium. Abroad he was director of the magazine Socialismo Chileno, published in Brussels, in which Clodomiro Almeyda and Jorge Arrate also participated.

He returned to Chile in 1990 and took part in the reorganization of the Socialist Party, maintaining a critical position against the moderation of its leadership and advocating for a more radical socialist stance.

Death Adonis Sepúlveda died in Santiago on 2 November 2005.