About Luis Figueroa Mazuela
Lived 1922 – 1976 (aged 54). Luis Figueroa Mazuela was a Chilean trade unionist and politician.
Luis Humberto Figueroa Mazuela (22 June 1922 – 7 September 1976) was a Chilean typographer, trade union leader, and politician of the Communist Party of Chile.
He was president of the Central Única de Trabajadores de Chile (CUT) between 1965 and 1973, Deputy for Santiago’s 1st District (1969–1973), and Minister of Labor and Social Welfare under President Salvador Allende (1972–1973).
Early life Figueroa was born in Valparaíso on 22 June 1922, the son of Daniel Figueroa Lainis and Rosa Mazuela.
On 28 June 1940 he married Ema del Carmen Gómez Berríos in La Calera.
Exile and death After the coup d’état of 1973, he was detained and in 1974 went into exile in Sweden.
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Who was Luis Figueroa Mazuela?
Chilean politician
When was Luis Figueroa Mazuela born?
Luis Figueroa Mazuela was born on 22 June 1922 in Valparaíso.
When did Luis Figueroa Mazuela die?
Luis Figueroa Mazuela died on 7 September 1976 in Stockholm.
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Luis Figueroa Mazuela was a trade unionist and politician.
What nationality was Luis Figueroa Mazuela?
Luis Figueroa Mazuela was Chilean.
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