Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes
Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes | |
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| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role August 7, 1982 – August 7, 1986 | |
| President | Belisario Betancur |
| Preceded by | Nydia Quintero Turbay |
| Succeeded by | Carolina Isakson Proctor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepez November 15, 1924 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Died | June 4, 1998 (aged 73) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | |
| Children |
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Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes (15 November 1924 – 4 June 1998) was the wife of the 26th president of Colombia, Belisario Betancur Cuartas, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1982 to 1986.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Rosa Helena was born in Medellín, Antioquia to Pedro Luis Álvarez and Evelia Yepes;[2][3] She was baptised on 15 November 1924.[4] On 21 January 1946, Álvarez married Belisario Betancur Cuartas at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel in Medellín.[4] Betancur served as President of Colombia from 7 August 1982 to 7 August 1986. Together they had three children, Beatríz Helena, Diego, and María Clara.
References
[edit]- ^ Ríos Peñaloza, Gilma (1 August 1996). "Primeras Damas del Siglo XX" [First Ladies of the 20th Century]. Credencial Historia (in Spanish) (80). Bogotá: Colombia, Bank of the Republic. ISSN 0121-3296. OCLC 39236834. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Pachón Castro, Gloria (1969-10-01). "'Belisario, Conservador Solo de Nombre...' Dice Rosa de Betancur" [´Belisario, Conservative Only In Name..' Says Rosa de Betancur]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá: 22. ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ Gallo Martínez, Luis Álvaro (October 2008). Diccionario Biografico de Antioqueño (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá. p. 61. ISBN 978-958-44-3979-6. OCLC 778470130. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b García Vásquez, Julio César. Genealogía Colombiana (in Spanish). Interconexion Colombia. p. 1533. Retrieved 5 November 2012.