Aída Judith León

Aída Judith León
Aída Judith León in 1975
First Lady of Ecuador
In role
15 February 1972 – 11 January 1976
PresidentGuillermo Rodríguez
Preceded byCorina del Parral
Succeeded byAlicia Pizzimbono
Personal details
BornAída Judith León Lara
(1928-06-23)23 June 1928
Pujilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Died20 November 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 96)
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Spouse
(m. 1953)
Children5

Aída Judith León Lara (23 June 1928 – 20 November 2024), was the First Lady of Ecuador to Guillermo Rodríguez, her husband.

Biography

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]

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.[1]

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.[1]

León died in Quito on 20 November 2024, at age 96.[2][3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Macias Núñez, Édison. "General Guillermo Rodríguez Lara". Army Historical Studies Center: 49–51, 248–251.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Misa presencial y online en memoria de Aida Judith León Lara (in Spanish)