Recabarren, Luis Emilio, 1876-1924

Born in Valparaíso, Chile 1876, died in 1924; began his political career in the Partido Democrático in Valparaíso in 1894; published several left-wing labor newspapers in the northern nitrate area of Chile; was elected in 1906 to the Chamber of Deputies, but the Chamber refused to seat him; as a major leader of the Partido Democrático, he led a split in 1912 resulting in the establishment of the Partido Obrero Socialista; active in organizing trade unions in the nitrate region and Santiago-Valparaíso area; in 1919 he presided over a congress of the Federación Obrera de Chile and in 1921 guided its next congress to the decision to join the Red International of Labor Unions; at his instigation the Partido Obrero Socialista was dissolved to be replaced by the Partido Comunista, founded in 1921.

From the description of Archives 1912-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81073321