Obituary: Camilo Escalona Medina
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Former Senate President Dies at 71 for Aggressive Prostate Cancer. During his long political career, he promoted pragmatism for the center-left
Camilo Escalona Medina, born in Santiago in 1955, belonged to a generation that entered politics when he was still a teenager and ended up going through some of the most decisive episodes in Chile’s recent history. Socialist militant since the age of 13, student leader during the government of Salvador Allende, exiled, clandestine leader during the dictatorship and, later, deputy, senator and president of the Socialist Party. He comes from a fam…
At 71 years old, the former president of the Senate and historic leader of the Socialist Party (PS), Camilo Escalona, who remained...
The ex-senador died in the Indisa Clinic, accompanied by his family after a hard battle against cancer. He dedicated 57 of his 71 years to that shop, which he presided over and where he held until today the position of secretary general. Here five moments that help to understand an essential politician to understand the contemporary history of the Chilean left.
On Friday, the death of former senator Camilo Escalona was reported at the age of 71, who was in a complex health situation due to aggressive prostate cancer. Through X, the Socialist Party (PS) published a video of the ex-parliamentary and wrote: «In memory of Camilo Enrique Escalona Medina (1955-2026)». Camilo [...]
Camilo Escalona, secretary general of the Socialist Party (PS) and one of the most influential figures of the Chilean left of the last five decades, died this Friday at Clínica Indisa, at 71, after a long battle against aggressive prostate cancer. The leader remained hospitalized for more than a week. [...] The post At 71 years old Camilo Escalona, a historic leader of the Socialist Party appeared first on La Nación, dies.
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