Bertha Puga Martínez Explained

Bertha Puga Martínez
Office:First Lady of Colombia
Term Label:In role
President:Alberto Lleras Camargo
Predecessor:Carola Correa Londoño
Successor:Susana López de Valencia
Birth Place:Temuco, Araucanía, Chile[1]
Birth Date:13 March 1909
Death Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality:Chilean-Colombian
Citizenship:Colombian
Party:Liberal
Spouse:Alberto Lleras Camargo
Relations:Arturo Puga Osorio (father)

Bertha Puga Martínez (13 March 1909 - 9 August 2007) 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.

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

Notes and References

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