Prominent communist militant, former political prisoner on Dawson Island, and well-known union leader.
Santiago. 04/03/2023. to the office of The century the following message arrived:
“Comrade Hernán Díaz Jiménez died a few days ago, and his funerals took place on August 2 in Santiago.
The comrade was imprisoned in the Enap Camps, Cerro Manantiales, Cerro Sombrero, Pudeto Regiment, Cochrane Regiment, Colón 636 and in the Dawson Island Concentration Camp.
He was exonerated as a politician from the National Oil Company (ENAP) and was a leader of the oil workers, president of the Unitary Central of Workers (Cut) of Magallanes, president of Tacopa, of the Multigremial de Magallanes, leader of Cabildos Populares during the civic-military dictatorship.
He actively participated in the “Puntarenazo” that mobilized the people and the social and political organizations of Magallanes, he was a leader of the organization of those exonerated from Enap, and president of its Neighborhood Council, as well as an active, loyal and committed militant of the Party Communist.
Colleague Hernán Díaz Jiménez. Present, Now and Always. Honor and glory!
We thanked friends, colleagues, senators and deputies, who sent their messages of condolences.
