Andrónico Luksic Abaroa

Antonio Andrónico Luksic Abaroa (5 November 1926 18 August 2005) was a Chilean businessman of Croatian and Bolivian origin. He founded the Luksic Group, becoming the richest person in Chile, the fourth in Latin America, and the 132nd in the world, with a net worth in 2005 of US$4.2 billion according to Forbes magazine. The Luksic Group has interests in the mining, financial, industrial, and beverages sectors. Major holdings include, or have included, Banco de Chile, Compañia de Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), and Antofagasta Plc, a UK-listed copper mining company. In Croatia, he was involved in the tourist industry.

Andrónico Luksic Abaroa
Born5 November 1926 (1926-11-05)
Died18 August 2005 (aged 78)
Santiago, Chile
CitizenshipChile
Spouses
Ena Craig
(m. 1953; died 1959)
    (m. 19622005)
    ChildrenAndrónico Luksic Craig
    Guillermo Luksic Craig
    Paola Luksic Fontbona
    Gabriela Luksic Fontbona
    Jean-Paul Luksic Fontbona
    Parents
    • Polikarp Lukšić Ljubetić (father)
    • Elena Abaroa Córdoba (mother)
    RelativesEduardo Abaroa (great-grandfather)

    In September 2002, the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio published an interview with Andrónico Luksic titled "Don Andrónico cuenta su historia" (Don Andrónico shares his story), in which he explains how, after a life of hard work, he had decided to retire and "dedicate himself to what he liked the most: his family, his beloved Croatia and social assistance".

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