Leonor Oyarzún | |
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) Leonor Oyarzún in 1992 | |
| First Lady of Chile | |
| In role 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994 | |
| President | Patricio Aylwin |
| Preceded by | Lucía Hiriart |
| Succeeded by | Marta Larraechea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic 10 March 1919 Temuco, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
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Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic (born 10 March 1919) is a former First Lady of Chile and the widow of former President Patricio Aylwin. She turned 100 in March 2019.[1]
She was born in 1919 in Temuco, the daughter of Manuel Oyarzún Lorca and Ana Ivanović Roccatagliata. She married Aylwin on 29 September 1948 and they have five children: Isabel, Miguel, José Antonio, Juan Francisco and Mariana. Mariana was the Education Minister of Ricardo Lagos' government. Leonor Oyarzún also has 14 grandchildren (among them, telenovela actress Paz Bascuñán).[2]
As the First Lady, in 1990 Oyarzún transformed Fundación Nacional de Ayuda a la Comunidad (FUNACO) into Integra, which helps children in extreme poverty. The next year inaugurated the Programa de Promoción de la Mujer (PRODEMU).[3] Her sister Mercedes was married to politician Hugo Trivelli; they have a son, Marcelo Trivelli Oyarzún.[4]
References
- ^ Pérez Vallejos, Ricardo (10 March 2019). "DC celebra los 100 años de la viuda de Patricio Aylwin". La Nación. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Nace "Leonor", la hija de Paz Bascuñán". LaSegunda.com. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Acción de las Primeras Damas
- ^ Correa, Raquel (24 February 2002). "Marcelo Trivelli. Más que un intendente: ¿Sombra para Lavín?" [Marcelo Trivelli. More than a mayor: shadow for Lavín?]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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| Preceded by Lucía Hiriart | First Lady of Chile 1990–1994 | Succeeded by Marta Larraechea |