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Death of Chilean politician Camilo Escalona

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Camilo Escalona Medina, a prominent Chilean politician and former Senate President, has died at the age of 71 at Clínica Indisa in Santiago. His death followed a battle with aggressive prostate cancer that began in April 2024.

Escalona’s political career spanned five decades, beginning as a student leader during the Unidad Popular government. Following the 1973 military coup, he lived in exile in Austria, Cuba, and East Germany. He returned clandestinely to Chile in 1983 to assist in reorganizing the Socialist Party (PS) during the dictatorship. A central leader of the PS, Escalona served as the party’s Secretary General and held the presidency on five separate occasions.

After the return to democracy, he served as a deputy and a senator representing the Los Lagos, Metropolitan, and Biobío regions, playing a key role in the Concertación coalition. He also served as the President of the Senate between 2012 and 2013.

In response to his passing, the government has decreed two days of official national mourning for September 5 and 6. Political leaders from across the spectrum, including President Gabriel Boric and President José Antonio Kast, have expressed their condolences, recognizing his lifelong commitment to social justice, democratic processes, and Chile’s political transition.

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Socialist Party · Paulina Vodanovic · Clínica Indisa · Camilo Escalona · Camilo Escalona Medina

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  1. 7 days ago

    [POLITICS] 30 sources
    Camilo Escalona, former Chilean Senate President, dies at 71

    Camilo Escalona, former President of the Chilean Senate and key Socialist Party leader, has died at 71 after a battle with prostate cancer. Chile has declared two days of national mourning.

  2. 9 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Camilo Escalona in critical condition at Clínica Indisa

    Chilean Socialist Party leader Camilo Escalona is in critical condition and in an induced coma at Clínica Indisa while undergoing treatment for aggressive prostate cancer.

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