Susana López de Valencia

Susana López de Valencia (née López Navia; 17 September 1910 – 19 May 1964) was the first lady of Colombia from 1962 to 1964. As the wife of the 21st President Guillermo León Valencia. López de Valencia has been to date the only First Lady to die in office.

Susana López de Valencia
First Lady of Colombia
In role
August 7, 1962 (1962-08-07) – May 19, 1964 (1964-05-19)
PresidentGuillermo León Valencia
Preceded byBertha Puga Martínez
Succeeded byCecilia de la Fuente de Lleras
Personal details
Born
Susana López Navia

(1910-09-17)September 17, 1910
Palmira, Cauca Valley, Colombia
DiedMay 19, 1964(1964-05-19) (aged 53)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyConservative
SpouseGuillermo León Valencia (1931—1964)
Children

Personal life

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Susana López Navia was born on 17 September 1910 in Palmira, Valle del Cauca to Gustavo López Terreros and Lucrecia Navia Carvajal. She married Guillermo León Valencia on 31 January 1931.[1] They had four children together: Pedro Felipe, Alma, Ignacio, and Diana.[2][1]

In 1958, López, who had been diagnosed with hypertension, suffered a stroke that left her with hemiplegia and using a wheelchair.[3]

López died on 19 May 1964 at the Casa de Nariño in Bogotá, D.C. of a pulmonary embolism brought on by her condition.[3] She was the first spouse of a Colombian president to die while her husband was still in office.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mrs. Guillermo Valencia, Wife of Colombian President". The New York Times. Bogotá (published 20 May 1964). 19 May 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b Ríos Peñaloza, Gilma (August 1996). "Primeras Damas del Siglo XX". Credencial Historia (in Spanish) (80). Bogotá. ISSN 0121-3296. OCLC 39236834. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Doña Susana López de Valencia: un alma grande". La Nueva Prensa (in Spanish) (115–126). Bogotá: 12. 1964. ISSN 0550-3515. OCLC 6689784.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Colombia
1962–1964
Succeeded by