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Former Socialist Senator Maria Elena Carrera Dies in the City of Valdivia

Former Socialist Party Senator María Elena Carrera Villavicencio passed away on May 22, 2026, in Valdivia, at the age of 97. A pediatrician and pioneer in women's political representation, she served as senator for the O'Higgins and Colchagua regions from 1967 to 1973, and later for Santiago East from 1994 to 1998. During her exile following the military coup, she led Chilean women's organizations in Peru and Germany. Her career was marked by he…
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Former Socialist Party Senator María Elena Carrera Villavicencio passed away on May 22, 2026, in Valdivia, at the age of 97. A pediatrician and pioneer in women's political representation, she served as senator for the O'Higgins and Colchagua regions from 1967 to 1973, and later for Santiago East from 1994 to 1998. During her exile following the military coup, she led Chilean women's organizations in Peru and Germany. Her career was marked by he…

The historic socialist militant, pediatric physician and former senator of the Republic, who worked for social justice, public health, democracy and women’s rights, María Elena Carrera ceased to exist generating a duel in the PS. According to the party, she was a pioneer in the political representation of women in our country, both from her medical work and from the Parliament. As senator for O’Higgins and Colchagua, she worked closely with peas…

At the age of 97, the former socialist senator, Dr. María Elena Carrera, passed away in Valdivia, communicating her family this morning. The former parliamentarian began her very young political activity at the universities of Concepción and Chile, as a member of the University Socialist Brigade. In both she studied medicine, graduating in Santiago in 1955. [...] La entrada Dies la exsenadora María Elena Carrera se publicada primero en Desenfoqu…

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desenfoque.cl broke the news on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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