María Eugenia Cordovez
María Eugenia Cordovez | |
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| First Lady of Ecuador | |
| In role August 10, 1984 – August 10, 1988 | |
| President | León Febres Cordero |
| Preceded by | Margarita Pérez Pallares |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Calisto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1934 Lima, Peru |
| Died | September 30, 2012 (aged 77) Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
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| Parent(s) | Alfonso Cordovez Caicedo María Pontón Ávila |
María Eugenia Cordovez Pontón (November 11, 1934 – September 30, 2012) served as the former First Lady of Ecuador from 1984 to 1988. She was the ex-wife of the former President of Ecuador León Febres Cordero.[1] As First Lady, Cordovez served as the chairwoman of Ecuador's National Institute for Children and Family (Innfa).[1] She and former President Febres Cordero divorced in 1988 after thirty-four years of marriage.[2][3] Both later remarried.[2]
Cordovez died from cardiac arrest at her home Guayaquil, Ecuador, on September 30, 2012.[1][4][3] She was buried at Cemetery Parque de la Paz in Samborondón.[1][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Former First Lady Maria Eugenia Cordovez Ponton, dies in Guayaquil". Diario El Universo. Ecuador Times. 2012-10-01. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ^ a b "Muere María Eugenia Cordovez, ex Primera Dama de Ecuador". El Diario (Ecuador). 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ^ a b "Fallece ex primera dama Eugenia Cordovéz, primera esposa de León Febres Cordero". Ecuador En Vivo. 2012-09-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ^ a b "Falleció María Eugenia Cordovez Pontón, ex primera dama del Ecuador". Diario El Universo. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
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