Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras

Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras (7 October 1916 – 2 March 2004;[1] Cecilia de la Fuente Cortés) ODB She was the First lady of Colombia between 1966 and 1970, for having been married to the president of the time, Carlos Lleras Restrepo. She was co-founder of the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF), through the Cecilia Law, and supported social initiatives in favour of less favoured children in her country.[2][3]

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is de la Fuente, the second or maternal family name is Cortés, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Lleras.

The Most Excellent
Cecilia de la Fuente
ODB
Carlos and Cecilia de Lleras with Richard and Pat Nixon
First Lady of Colombia
In role
7 August 1966 – 7 August 1970
PresidentCarlos Lleras Restrepo
Preceded bySusana López Navia
Succeeded byMaría Cristina Arango
Personal details
Born
Cecilia de la Fuente Cortés

(1916-10-07)7 October 1916
Barcelona, Spain
Died2 March 2004(2004-03-02) (aged 87)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Resting placeCentral Cemetery of Bogotá
CitizenshipColombian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
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(m. 1933; died 1994)​
Children4

She is the maternal grandmother of politician and former Vice President of Colombia Germán Vargas Lleras, and mother of politician Carlos Lleras de la Fuente.

First Lady of Colombia
Main article: First Lady of Colombia

On 1 May 1966, her husband Carlos Lleras Restrepo would become the new President of Colombia after his victory in the presidential elections, becoming the eleventh Liberal president in the history of Colombia, for which Cecilia would become the ninth. woman to hold the office of First Lady of Colombia[4]

As first lady, her main focus was on the country's children, being the founder of the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare, this in response to problems that affect Colombian society, such as malnutrition, division and instability of the family nucleus and childhood. helpless, as part of her efforts to fight malnutrition and child hunger, Cecilia was awarded the highest National distinction, being Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Boyaca, being the first time that a First Lady received such a distinction.[5]

References
  1. "Fallece Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras". eltiempo.com. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. "Cecilia De La Fuente De Lleras - Enciclopedia | Banrepcultural". enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "De la Fuente de Lleras, Cecilia (1930-VVVV). » MCNBiografias.com". www.mcnbiografias.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. "Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras". canalinstitucional.tv. 6 April 1975. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. "Cecilia de la Fuente Cortés". www.fucsia.co (in Spanish). 25 August 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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