Joel Max Marambio Rodríguez (born 3 December 1947) is a Chilean businessman and leftist politician from Santa Cruz. During the government of the Unidad Popular in Chile he was the chief bodyguard of

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. After the

1973 Chilean coup d'etat Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. P ...

that installed the

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regime Max Marambio exiled to

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. There he made a career as businessman by using close bonds with Fidel Castro. Before and during the Chilean presidential election of 2009 he provided critical financial backing to the independent leftist candidate

Marco Enríquez-Ominami Marco Antonio Enríquez-Ominami Gumucio (born 12 June 1973) is a Chilean-French, filmmaker, politician, and perennial candidate. From 2006 to 2010 he was a Socialist Party deputy in Chile's lower chamber. In 2009 he quit the party and ran for P ...

. In 2013 he won $17.5 million in a settlement with the Cuban government. However, it was subsequently stated that judgement had been overturned.

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1947 births Chilean businesspeople People from Santa Cruz, Chile Living people Chilean emigrants to Cuba {{Cuba-business-bio-stub