María Eugenia Cordovez

María Eugenia Cordovez Pontón (November 11, 1934 – September 30, 2012) served as the former First Lady of Ecuador from 1984 to 1988. She was the ex-wife of the former President of Ecuador León Febres Cordero.[1] As First Lady, Cordovez served as the chairwoman of Ecuador's National Institute for Children and Family (Innfa).[1] She and former President Febres Cordero divorced in 1988 after thirty-four years of marriage.[2][3] Both later remarried.[2]

María Eugenia Cordovez
First Lady of Ecuador
In role
August 10, 1984 – August 10, 1988
PresidentLeón Febres Cordero
Preceded byMargarita Pérez Pallares
Succeeded byCarmen Calisto
Personal details
Born(1934-11-11)November 11, 1934
Lima, Peru
DiedSeptember 30, 2012(2012-09-30) (aged 77)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Cause of deathHeart failure
Spouse(s)
León Febres Cordero
(m. 1954; div. 1988)
Children
  • María Eugenia
  • María Fernanda
  • María Liliana
  • María Auxiliadora
ParentsAlfonso Cordovez Caicedo
María Pontón Ávila

Cordovez died from cardiac arrest at her home Guayaquil, Ecuador, on September 30, 2012.[1][4][3] She was buried at Cemetery Parque de la Paz in Samborondón.[1] She was survived by her four daughters from her marriage to President Febres Cordero - María Eugenia, María Fernanda, María Liliana and María Auxiliadora.[4]

References
  1. "Former First Lady Maria Eugenia Cordovez Ponton, dies in Guayaquil". Diario El Universo. Ecuador Times. 2012-10-01. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  2. "Muere María Eugenia Cordovez, ex Primera Dama de Ecuador". El Diario (Ecuador). 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  3. "Fallece ex primera dama Eugenia Cordovéz, primera esposa de León Febres Cordero". Ecuador En Vivo. 2012-09-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  4. "Falleció María Eugenia Cordovez Pontón, ex primera dama del Ecuador". Diario El Universo. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-17.


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