| Birth name | Wladimir Lenin Chávez Rodríguez |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 7 December 1939 |
| Birth place | Bulnes, Chile |
| Disappeared date | September 1973 |
| Occupation | |
| Spouse | Carmen Baroni |
| Office | Deputy of the Republic of Chile |
|---|---|
| Constituency | 9th Departamental Group |
| Term start | 15 May 1973 |
| Term end | 21 September 1973 |
| Successor | Congress dissolved |
| Party | Communist Party |
Wladimir Lenin Chávez Rodríguez (7 December 1939 – disappeared September 1973) was a Chilean primary school teacher and Communist Party politician who disappeared during the 1973 Chilean coup d'état.[1]
Biography
Wladimir Lenin Chávez Rodríguez was born on 7 December 1939 in Bulnes to Néstor Chávez and Graciela Rodríguez. He married Carmen Liliana Baroni López. He trained as a primary school teacher and entered politics in 1960 by joining the Communist Party, serving as local secretary in Penco and regional secretary in Concepción.
He served as Intendant of the O’Higgins Region from 4 November 1970 to 21 January 1972, then as Intendant of Concepción until 27 October 1972. In 1973, he was elected to the Party’s Central Committee and became Deputy.
Legislative term 1973
In 1973, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Deputy for the Ninth Departamental Group –Rancagua, Cachapoal, Caupolicán and San Vicente.[2] He served on the Permanent Commission for Agriculture and Colonization during his term. His mandate was cut short by the coup on 11 September 1973, followed by the dissolution of the National Congress under Decree-Law 27 on 21 September.[3]
Fate after the coup
Following the coup, he was presumed dead; there are no confirmed records of his fate. His disappearance remains unresolved.
See also
Notes
- Mandate 1973–1977 was interrupted by the dissolution of the Chilean National Congress on 21 September 1973.[3]
References
- ^ "Wladimir Lenin Chávez Rodríguez: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias" (in Spanish). Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias. Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2026..
- ^ "Chile 1970—why the hope was broken". Socialist Worker. 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ "Decreto Ley 27 | Disuelve El Congreso Nacional" (in Spanish). Valparaíso: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 1973. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
Bibliography
- Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán (1992). "Historia Política de Chile y su Evolución Electoral desde 1810 a 1992" (in Spanish). 3.ª ed. Santiago, Chile: Editorial Jurídica de Chile
- Castillo Infante, Fernando (1996). "Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile" (in Spanish). 6.ª ed. Santiago, Chile: Editorial Zig-Zag
- Ramón Folch, Armando de (1999). "Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivos, Legislativo y Judicial" (in Spanish). 2.ª ed. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile