Susana López de Valencia explained

Susana López de Valencia
Office:First Lady of Colombia
Term Label:In role
President:Guillermo León Valencia
Predecessor:Bertha Puga Martínez
Successor:Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras
Birth Date:17 September 1910
Death Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Party:Conservative
Spouse:Guillermo León 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.

Personal life

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]

Notes and References

  1. Mrs. Guillermo Valencia, Wife of Colombian President . 19 May 1964 . 20 May 1964 . Bogotá . . 0362-4331 . 1645522 . 9 May 2014 .
  2. Ríos Peñaloza. Gilma. Primeras Damas del Siglo XX. Credencial Historia. August 1996. 80. 9 May 2014. Bogotá. Spanish. 0121-3296. 39236834.
  3. Doña Susana López de Valencia: un alma grande . La Nueva Prensa . Spanish . Bogotá . 0550-3515 . 6689784 . 1964 . 12 . 115–126 .