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| Gladys Marín Mmillie |
A long the
history of humanity there were a lot of important women who have contributed in
the establishment of nations and its subsequent economy, education, culture,
politic, health, and many others. In most cases they are not acknowledged and
their production has been invisibilized; however, as much as men and women have
enjoyed the influences of women. One renowned woman in Latin America is the
Chilean Gladys Marín who was a very red hearth woman.
Since her
Childhood and teen years Gladys was already a noted girl. She was born in
Curepto, Chile in 1941, and was a daughter of a farmer and a teacher. Since her
father left home leaving the family when she was 3 years old, the rest of the
family had to move to Talagante. In this place, she studied the elementary
school, and years after she moved again; but now to Santiago to study the
“Normal[1]”. During her studies, some teachers used to say about her, she was a
rebel.
Soon, in
her young years Gladys started her political career. Meanwhile she was studying;
she was designated as delegate of the class. Moreover, in these years she was
invited to participate in the social organization “working class youth” which
is also called “J”; and started student mobilizations. In 1958 she was enrolled
in the Communist Party and the Chilean “J”. Soon, she met Jorge Muñoz who
became her husband. Furthermore, she was elected secretary on the “J” when she
was 22, congresswoman as a first time in 1965, organized protests against
imperialism since 1967 until 1969, lean the 4th postulation of Allende to the
Chilean Presidency and won with the government of the Popular Union.
Afterward, her multiple activities were
stopped by the coup d'etat led by Augusto Pinochet in 1973. The General
established the bloodiest dictatorship in Latin America. By the time Pinochet
was attacking the government building, Palacio de la Moneda, Gladys Marín
addressed a speech to the Chilean population through Radio Magallanes: Each one
since their fighting place and the moral high, we are going to defend what the
people have won.
After the starting of the
dictatorship, the really hard repression and persecution forced to Gadys, and
all communists, to proceed to clandestine. She was exiled, so never knew about
her husband when he disappeared, how much he was tortured, and when he was
killed. He is one of the 1198 missing people caused by the killer General
Augusto Pinochet. In 1978, she had to enter to Chile with false identity and
Spanish passport because Gladys was one of the 100 of people most seek by the
military in Chile. Even though, she led the social resistance for almost 12
years; when the worst thing was that she couldn´t meet with her sons. Once, she
followed, since far, one of them and she thought: he is so tall and so
beautiful.
Until this period, the dynamic of the Communists was in a defense
position. When Gladys came back from Moscow she proposed to change to the
political of attack. She lean the Popular Rebellion of Mass Politic and
establish the patriotic front Manuel Rodríguez. Marín supported the try to kill
Pinochet in Cajón del Maipo, so she declared: The rebellion and all kind of
battle is legal, even the armed combat. As a result, the dictator responded
with more repression, and he ordered the massacre of the left-wing leaders. In
1988 there was a plebiscite: Pinochet wanted to stay at the power for 9 years
more. Gladys promoted the “NO” to Pinochet in this consultation and the
dictatorship in Chile finished.
By the time
the dictatorship had finished, Gladys Marín was candidate to Senator, and
candidate to President of the Republic of Chile; so she was the first woman to
be applied to this position in her country. Also, she became President of the
Communist Party in Chile. Gladys was defendant by Pinochet based on defamation,
and went to jail for 2 years. She was the first person in sue Pinochet because
the violation of human rights; as a result, Pinochet was judged by first time.
Gladys Marín, every time and everywhere, was a rebel. She used to challenge the
National Police when she was attacked by them. She never stopped to persecute
to Pinochet and accuse the complicity of the USA in the dictatorship in Chile.
The illness and the dead of Gladys
were seen coming in 2003. She gave a speech in front of La Moneda addressed to
Salvador Allende remembering the 30th years of the coup d'etat. This year, a
brain tumor was detected in Gladys, and she was tended in Cuba and Sweden. In
addition, she wrote her book “Life is today” where she reflects about the possibility
of another world with equal human beings, freedom, and fraternity: a future
given birth by millions of people that were remained in the road of life,
disappeared by hunger, social exclusion and death.
Gladys
Marín died March 6th, 2005 in Santiago de Chile. She was a leader woman
committed with the fight of people to the access to a better life, and
wellbeing. There is no doubt; she is an example of courage for Latin American
women and men of nowadays.
Comrade
Gladys Marín: PRESENT!
Comrade
Gladys Marín: PRESENT!
Comrade
Gladys Marín: PRESENT!
Now and
ever!
Hermoso trabajo
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