Julieta Campusano Explained

Julieta Campusano (31 May 1918, Coquimbo – 11 June 1991) was a Chilean politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Chile. Campusano was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.^[1]

In 1944 the Chilean Federation of Women's Institution (FECHIF) was founded, with Campusano as one of its leaders. In 1947, Campusano was elected municipal councilor in Santiago de Chile.^[2]

Campusano went into exile after the September 11, 1973 coup d'état. In the 1980s she returned to Chile, but was arrested.^[3] In May 1987, she was sentenced to banishment to Sierra Gorda in northern Chile.^[4] She died of cancer in 1991.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kaminsky, Amy K.. After Exile: Writing the Latin American Diaspora. 1999-01-01. U of Minnesota Press. 978-0-8166-3148-3. en.
2. http://www.archivochile.com/Mov_sociales/mov_mujeres/MSmovmujeres0008.pdf
3. Book: Kaminsky, Amy K.. After Exile: Writing the Latin American Diaspora. 1999-01-01. U of Minnesota Press. 978-0-8166-3148-3. en.
4. Book: Rights, Inter-American Commission on Human. Anuario Interamericano de Derechos Humanos 1987. Rights. Inter-American Court of Human. 1990-02-01. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. 978-0-7923-0265-0. es.