Anselmo Sule
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Vladimir Anselmo Sule Candia (January 27, 1934 – Santiago, June 7, 2002) was a Chilean politician, member of the Radical Party
and, afterwards, of the Social Democrat Radical Party
. Sule Candia was also world vice president of Socialist International
.
; there are reports that he was born there. Sule studied Law in the University of Chile, where he graduated in 1956 with his thesis "El sindicalismo argentino" (The Argentinian Syndicalism).
In 1958, he begins to work as professor in the Syndical School of the University of Chile. Sule also married Fresia Fernández that year in Osorno
; he had three children with Fernández: Tatiana, Claudio, and Alejandro Miguel. Alejandro would later become a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
.
According to La Cuarta
, Sule held a friendship with important politicians such as Erich Honecker
, Tony Blair
, and Fidel Castro
, throughout his life. Sule was also a freemason, and a firefighter
, member of the Bomberos de Chile.
in 1950, and he was president of the party between 1972 and 1973. Sule also was member of the National Congress of Chile
, between 1969 and 1973, representing the VI O'Higgins Region
and the Colchagua Province
. He also was, during two terms, National Councillor of the College of Lawyers of Chile.
Following the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat, Sule was detained and taken to the Dawson Island
together with other members of the Unidad Popular. From 1975 until 1990, he lived in different countries, such as Venezuela, Mexico, and Uruguay (where he obtained Uruguayan citizenship). During this time, he was world vice president of Socialist International
.
Once Chile completed its transition to democracy
, he came back to Chile, and once again was elected senator for the O'Higgins Region
, holding the office between 1990 and 1998. Sule Candia also was president of the Social Democrat Radical Party
.
.
Radical Party (Chile)
The Radical Party of Chile was a Chilean political party. It was formed in 1863 by a split in the Liberal Party. Not coincidently, it was formed shortly after the organization of the Grand Lodge of Chile, and it has maintained a close relationship with Chilean Freemasonry throughout its life...
and, afterwards, of the Social Democrat Radical Party
Social Democrat Radical Party
The Social Democratic Radical Party is a social democratic party in Chile.The party is a member of Socialist International....
. Sule Candia was also world vice president of Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
.
Early, and personal life
Anselmo Sule Candia was born in Santiago, on January 27, 1934; his parents were Anselmo Sule Redovnicovic and Rosa Candia Gamonal. He lived his childhood in the city of Los AndesLos Andes, Chile
Los Andes, founded in July 31, 1791 as Santa Rosa de Los Andes, is a Chilean city and commune located in the province of the same name, in Valparaíso Region...
; there are reports that he was born there. Sule studied Law in the University of Chile, where he graduated in 1956 with his thesis "El sindicalismo argentino" (The Argentinian Syndicalism).
In 1958, he begins to work as professor in the Syndical School of the University of Chile. Sule also married Fresia Fernández that year in Osorno
Osorno, Chile
Osorno is a city and commune in southern Chile and capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475, as of the 2002 census...
; he had three children with Fernández: Tatiana, Claudio, and Alejandro Miguel. Alejandro would later become a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Chamber of Deputies of Chile
The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution....
.
According to La Cuarta
La Cuarta
La Cuarta is a Chilean daily tabloid part of the Copesa group. Both in style and content it is the closest the Chilean press comes to a good old-fashioned British Tabloid.The newspaper is famous for its tone and plebeian style of headlining stories....
, Sule held a friendship with important politicians such as Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1971 until 1989, serving as Head of State as well from Willi Stoph's relinquishment of that post in 1976....
, Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
, and Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
, throughout his life. Sule was also a freemason, and a firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
, member of the Bomberos de Chile.
Political career
Sule Candia joined the Radical Party of ChileRadical Party (Chile)
The Radical Party of Chile was a Chilean political party. It was formed in 1863 by a split in the Liberal Party. Not coincidently, it was formed shortly after the organization of the Grand Lodge of Chile, and it has maintained a close relationship with Chilean Freemasonry throughout its life...
in 1950, and he was president of the party between 1972 and 1973. Sule also was member of the National Congress of Chile
National Congress of Chile
The National Congress is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile.The National Congress of Chile was founded on July 4, 1811...
, between 1969 and 1973, representing the VI O'Higgins Region
O'Higgins Region
The VI O'Higgins Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers....
and the Colchagua Province
Colchagua Province
Colchagua Province is one of three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins . Its capital is San Fernando. It is bordered on the north by Cachapoal Province, on the east by the Argentine Republic, on the south by Curicó Province, and on the west by Cardenal Caro Province.-Geography and...
. He also was, during two terms, National Councillor of the College of Lawyers of Chile.
Following the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat, Sule was detained and taken to the Dawson Island
Dawson Island
Dawson Island is an island in the Strait of Magellan that forms part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, 100 km south of the city of Punta Arenas in Chile, and part of the Municipality of Punta Arenas. It is located southeast of Brunswick Peninsula and is an approximately 1290 km² tract...
together with other members of the Unidad Popular. From 1975 until 1990, he lived in different countries, such as Venezuela, Mexico, and Uruguay (where he obtained Uruguayan citizenship). During this time, he was world vice president of Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
.
Once Chile completed its transition to democracy
Chilean transition to democracy
The Chilean transition to democracy began when a Constitution establishing a transition itinerary was approved in a plebiscite. From March 11, 1981 to March 11, 1990, several organic constitutional laws were approved leading to the final restoration of democracy...
, he came back to Chile, and once again was elected senator for the O'Higgins Region
O'Higgins Region
The VI O'Higgins Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers....
, holding the office between 1990 and 1998. Sule Candia also was president of the Social Democrat Radical Party
Social Democrat Radical Party
The Social Democratic Radical Party is a social democratic party in Chile.The party is a member of Socialist International....
.
Death
Anselmo Sule Candia died on June 7, 2002, at age 68, of brain cancer. Posthumously, Sule recovered his Chilean citizenship, which he had lost during the military regimeChile under Pinochet
Chile was ruled by a military dictatorship headed by Augusto Pinochet from 1973 when Salvador Allende was overthrown in a coup d'etat until 1990 when the Chilean transition to democracy began. The authoritarian military government was characterized by systematic suppression of political parties and...
.