Bertha Puga Martínez (13 March 1909 – 9 August 2007) was the wife of the
20th President of Colombia
The president of Colombia ( es, Presidente de Colombia), officially known as the president of the Republic of Colombia ( es, Presidente de la República de Colombia) or president of the nation ( es, Presidente de la Nacion) is the head of stat ...
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Alberto Lleras Camargo
Alberto Lleras Camargo (3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) was the 20th President of Colombia (1958–1962), and the 1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States (1948–1954). A journalist and liberal party politician, he also se ...
, and served as
First Lady of Colombia
The First Lady of Colombia (First Lady of the Nation) is the title held by the hostess of the House of Nariño, usually the wife of the President of Colombia, president of Colombia, concurrent with the president's term in office. Although the fi ...
from 1958 to 1962.
She was also the daughter of
Arturo Puga Osorio,
Chairman of the Government Junta of Chile in 1932.
Personal life
Bertha was born on 13 March 1909 in
Temuco
Temuco () is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune, capital (political), capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located south of Santiago de Chile, Santiago. The city ...
,
Chile
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to
Arturo Puga Osorio and Bertha Martínez. She moved to Colombia with her family when her father was named Ambassador of Chile to Colombia, and it was then that she met her future husband
Alberto Lleras Camargo
Alberto Lleras Camargo (3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) was the 20th President of Colombia (1958–1962), and the 1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States (1948–1954). A journalist and liberal party politician, he also se ...
, whom she married on 10 August 1931. Alberto and Bertha had four children: Consuelo, Alberto, Ximena, and Marcela. Bertha died on 9 August 2007 at the age of 98.
See also
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Carolina Isakson Proctor
Carolina Isakson Proctor (born Mary Caroline Isakson; January 6, 1930 – January 14, 2012) was an American artist and First Lady of Colombia from 1986 to 1990. She married Colombia's future president Virgilio Barco in 1950.
During her husb ...
References
1909 births
2007 deaths
People from Temuco
Chilean women
Chilean emigrants to Colombia
Naturalized citizens of Colombia
Colombian people of Chilean descent
First Ladies of Colombia
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