Carlos Eduardo Ruiz Encina (b. 1964) is a Chilean sociologist and political activist.

Biography

Ruiz lived much of his childhood and youth in exile finishing highschool in Cuba.[1] In Cuba Ruiz joined the Chilean Revolutionary Left Movement but was by his own account expelled from it for his "critical posture" that was not in line with the "militarism" he saw as dominant in the movement.[1] Back in Chile in 1991 he enrolled in the University of Chile.[1] He is together with this brother Rodrigo the founder of the political movement La Surda.[1] As an influential left-wing intellectual in the university milleu Ruiz gave his support as presidential candidate of University of Chile Student Federation to Gabriel Boric who went on to defeat incumbent communist Camila Vallejo in 2011.[1] La Surda movement gave later origin to Autonomous Left, of which Ruiz became part.[1] In 2016, the Autonomous Left disbanded due to disagreements regarding the collective's future. Boric advocated for a more institutional approach and dialogue with Bachelet's center-left government.[2] However, the leadership of the Autonomous Left preferred to focus on student politics. Boric and his allies, were driven by a "compulsion for rapid rise" according to Ruiz.[3] Boric and his allies went on to found the political party Convergencia Social.[1]

Ruiz ran as a candidate in the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention election competing with Professor Fernando Atria for left-wing votes in his district.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Perfil: lo que hay que saber de Carlos Ruiz, el referente intelectual del Frente Amplio detenido por golpear a su pareja hasta dejarla inconsciente". Ex-Ante (in Spanish). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Andrés Fielbaum explica quiebre entre IA y Boric: Había riesgo de que se terminara construyendo "un proyecto sin sustancia"". Emol (in Spanish). 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ↑ von Baer, Alex (19 December 2021). "Lo que tienes que saber del nuevo Presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric". Ex-Ante (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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