Julieta Campusano (31 May 1918,

Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port List of cities in Chile, city, Communes of Chile, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, Chile, La S ...

– 11 June 1991) was a

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an politician, belonging to the

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. Campusano was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. 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

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. Campusano went into exile after the September 11, 1973 coup d'état. In the 1980s she returned to Chile, but was arrested. In May 1987, she was sentenced to banishment to

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in northern

. She died of cancer in 1991.

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1918 births 1991 deaths People from Coquimbo Communist Party of Chile politicians Deputies of the XLIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XLV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XLVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XLVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile 20th-century Chilean women politicians Chilean exiles {{Chile-Deputy-stub