- Andrónico Luksic
Antonio Andrónico Luksic Abaroa (
November 5 1926 –August 18 2005 ) was aChilean businessman ofCroatia n origin and founder of theLuksic Group . Before his death, he was the richest person inChile (fourth inLatin America , 132nd in the world), with a fortune of 4,200 milliondollar s, according toForbes magazine.Luksic was born in
Antofagasta , to aBolivia n mother, Elena Abaroa (great-grandchild of BolivianWar of the Pacific heroEduardo Abaroa ), and aCroatia n immigrant father, Policarpo, who had arrived in Chile from the Adriatic island ofBrac in 1910 and made a living in the nitrate industry.Luksic's sons, also businessmen, are Andrónico, Guillermo and Jean Paul Luksic Craig.
Luksic's company, the Luksic Group has interests in
mining ,financial , industrial and thebeverages sectors. Major holdings include, or have included, Banco de Chile, Compañia de Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) andAntofagasta plc , a UK-listedcopper mining company.ee also
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Latin America's most important businessmen References
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2005/09/03/db0303.xml Obituary in The Daily Telegraph]
External links
* [http://www.antofagasta.co.uk/home.html Antofagasta plc]
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