Ramón Sepúlveda Leal
Ramón Sepúlveda Leal | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 6th Departamental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1886 |
| Died | 15 May 1970 (aged 83) |
| Party | Communist Party of Chile |
| Spouse(s) | Albina Acuña Venegas Ana Araya Olavarría |
| Parent(s) | Luis Sepúlveda María Jesús Leal Ríos |
| Occupation | Politician, Artisan |
Ramón Sepúlveda Leal (27 August 1886 – 15 May 1970) was a Chilean politician and labor leader who was active in the Democratic, Socialist and Communist movements in Chile.[1]
Biography
He was born on 27 August 1886 in Talca, Chile to Luis Sepúlveda and María Jesús Leal Ríos.[1] He married Albina Acuña Venegas in 1907 and later married Ana Araya Olavarría in 1968, having children in both marriages.[1]
His formal education extended to three years of schooling in Valparaíso, after which he pursued self-directed studies in languages and social sciences.[1]
He worked from an early age, first as a shoemaker, later as an employee of the Caja de Crédito y Fomento Minero, and participated in journalistic activities, founding the newspaper La Comuna in Viña del Mar and collaborating with El Socialista in Antofagasta.[1]
Political career
He was affiliated with the Democratic Party and later joined the Partido Obrero Socialista in 1912, becoming its founder and first secretary general.[1] In 1922 he was cofounder and first secretary general of the Communist Party of Chile, leaving the organization in 1927; that same year he was deported and later returned to Chile.[1]
During the early 1930s he experienced confinement in Aysén and subsequently resumed parliamentary and political activities, participating in the foundation of the Socialist Party of Chile in 1933.[1] He also led the Federación Obrera de Chile and served as councilor of the Municipality of Valparaíso between 1921 and 1926.[1]