List of prominent Chileans of Croatian descent now includes new president

[Judi Lynn]

Online News Editor
March 16, 2022



By Patricia Nieto Mariño

Santiago, Mar 16 (EFE).- Chile’s Croatian community didn’t find the gold it was looking for in the late 19th century, but its members have made great strides in many walks of life over the years.

Prominent Croatian Chileans can be found in the worlds of politics, business, the arts and sports and include the newly inaugurated president, one of the country’s wealthiest business magnates, dozens of current or former lawmakers and National Prize recipients in the arts and humanities.

Though not Chile’s largest community (numbering roughly 400,000 people, or 2.4 percent of the population) nor the first immigrants to arrive in those remote lands, that population has left its mark since first settling in the far-southern city of Punta Arenas and the northern port city of Antofagasta.

Prior to former student leader Gabriel Boric’s ascension to the presidency, other Croatians had gained entry into elite circles.

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