Bertha Puga Martínez

Bertha Puga Martínez was born on 13 March, 1909 in Tumeco, Araucania, Chile.[1] She was the wife of the 20th President of Colombia, Alberto Lleras Camargo, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1958 to 1962.[2] She was also the daughter of Arturo Puga Osorio, Chairman of the Government Junta of Chile in 1932. She died on 9 August, 2007 in Bogota, D.C, Colombia.

The Most Excellent
Bertha Puga Martínez
First Lady of Colombia
In role
7 August 1958 (1958-08-07) – 7 August 1962 (1962-08-07)
PresidentAlberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded byCarola Correa Londoño
Succeeded bySusana López Navia
Personal details
Born(1909-03-13)13 March 1909
Temuco, Araucanía, Chile
Died9 August 2007(2007-08-09) (aged 98)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
CitizenshipColombian
NationalityChilean-Colombian
Political partyLiberal
SpouseAlberto Lleras Camargo (1931–1990)
RelationsArturo Puga Osorio (father)
Children
  • Consuelo Lleras Puga
  • Alberto Lleras Puga
  • Ximena Lleras Puga
  • Marcela Lleras Puga
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puga and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Personal life

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, whom she married on 10 August 1931.[3] Alberto and Bertha had four children: Consuelo, Alberto, Ximena, and Marcela. Bertha died on 9 August 2007 at the age of 98.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Murió Bertha Puga Martínez, esposa del ex presidente Alberto Lleras Camargo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  2. Ríos Peñaloza, Gilma (1 August 1996). "Primeras Damas del Siglo XX" [First Ladies of the 20th Century]. Credencial Historia (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Bank of the Republic (80). ISSN 0121-3296. OCLC 39236834. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. Adames, Luis Carlos (1999). Periodistas, violencias y censuras (in Spanish). Bogotá: Fundación Universidad Central. p. 76. ISBN 9789582600167. OCLC 43363444. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. "A sus 98 años falleció Bertha Puga de Lleras, viuda del expresidente Alberto Lleras Camargo". 9 August 2007.


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