Aída Judith León
Aída Judith León Lara | |
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.jpg) Aída Judith León in 1975 | |
| First Lady of Ecuador | |
| In role February 15, 1972 – January 11, 1976 | |
| President | Guillermo Rodríguez |
| Preceded by | Corina del Parral |
| Succeeded by | Alicia Pizzimbono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aída Judith León Lara June 23, 1928 Pujilí, Ecuador |
| Died | November 20, 2024 (aged 96) Quito, Ecuador |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
Aída León de Rodríguez, born Aída Judith León Lara (June 23, 1928 – November 20, 2024), was the First Lady of Ecuador to Guillermo Rodríguez, her husband.
Biography
[edit]León was born in Pujilí, Cotopaxi Province to Pujileños José Gabriel León Jácome and Matilde Victoria Lara Rubio. In 1953, she married General Guillermo Rodríguez and had five children.[1][2]
As First Lady of Ecuador, León was president of the National Children's Trust (INNFA since 1980). She focused on institutionalizing it, giving it legal status and drawing up a complete inventory of assets it owned created by Corina del Parral in 1960. In this capacity, she enjoyed the support of the Comptroller General.[2]
Early in 1973, León was in charge of the evacuation and treatment of victims of a flood in Babahoyo, where she suffered sepsis that required treatment at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington D.C.[2]
León died in Quito on November 20, 2024, at the age of 96.[3]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Garaycoa Talor, Deyda. "Aida Judith Graciela León". gw.geneanet.org. Geneanet. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Macias Núñez, Édison. "General Guillermo Rodríguez Lara". Army Historical Studies Center: 49–51, 248–251.
- ^ "El Directorio del Batallón de Honor de Ingeniería "Grad. Guillermo Rodríguez Lara", con profundo pesar, expresa las más sentidas condolencias al señor Grad. (S.P) Guillermo Rodríguez Lara, Socio de nuestra Unidad Honorífica, ante el sensible fallecimiento de su querida esposa, la señora 𝗔í𝗱𝗮 𝗟𝗲ó𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿í𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘇". Batallón de Honor de Ingeniería "Grad. Guillermo Rodríguez Lara" on Facebook. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
