Bety Nelly Andrés
Bety Nelly Andrés | |
|---|---|
Andrés in 1970 | |
| First Lady of Argentina | |
| In role 18 June 1970 – 21 March 1971 | |
| President | Roberto Marcelo Levingston |
| Preceded by | María Emilia Green Urien de Onganía |
| Succeeded by | Ileana María Bell Bidart de Lanusse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bety Nelly Andrés Llana 4 May 1926 San Miguel, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Bety Nelly Andrés Llana de Levingston (born 4 May 1926) is an Argentine socialite who briefly served as First Lady of Argentina between June 1970 and March 1971 as the wife of de facto President Roberto Levingston.
Biography
Born in San Miguel, Buenos Aires, on 4 May 1926, Andrés Llana married Levingston in 1943.[1][2]
Levingston, who served as de facto President of Argentina for less than a year in the early 1970s, was known for his protectionist policies and tough approach to militias and opponents of the military, especially Montoneros militants, including the usage of the death penalty.[3] Andrés Llanas kept a largely low profile as Levingston's wife, dedicating herself to charitable activities and other ceremonial roles.[4][3]
Andrés Llana and Levingston had three children, a son named Roberto Antonio (1945–1967), a daughter named María Cristina and a son named Alberto Marcelo.[1] Before assuming power, Andrés Llana and Levingston lived as military attachés in Washington, D.C.. Levingston returned to Argentina amid the political turmoil that arose after the kidnapping and assassination of former de facto president Pedro Eugenio Aramburu by Montoneros militants.[5][2][6]
After leaving office in 1971, Andrés Llana went into nearly total obscurity, her name appearing only a handful of times and both she and her husband being considered "forgotten" or "unknown" in Argentine political history.[3] Andrés Llana was mentioned in the news upon the death of Levingston in June 2015 and again disappeared from public life.[6]
Beginning in June 2024, a controversy ensued over privileged retirement payments for former presidents, first ladies, and other relatives of officials in Argentina.[7] Among those receiving VIP salaries was Nelly Andrés Llana who, in November 2024, received a net pension of more than 6 million pesos.[8][9] In a January 2026 note by La Nación, the newspaper called privileged pensions a "shame of many", comparing those receiving them to the pensioners who have protested weekly against President Javier Milei's austerity policies.[10] In response to the outrage, the government said it was considering scrapping 13 privileged pensions, including those of former presidents Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Alberto Fernández, but stated that it would not take measures against others like President Carlos Menem's widow Zulema Yoma, a daughter of president José María Guido and Bety Nelly Andrés Llana de Levingston.[11] As of November 2025, Andrés Llana de Levingston kept getting the salary, amounting to more than 12 million pesos.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Pensiones de privilegio: la viuda de Levingston y una hija de Guido cobran 3 millones de pesos por mes". Perfil (in Spanish). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Roberto Marcelo Levingston". Todo Argentina (in Spanish). 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ a b c Cabaña, Ángel (18 June 2020). "Roberto Levingston, el presidente de facto desconocido por la opinión pública". Perfil (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Argentine Strongman Alejandro Augustin Lanusse". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ Fernández Meijide, Gabriela (29 May 2020). "A 50 años del asesinato de Aramburu: Montoneros y su sello indeleble en la violencia política". La Nación. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Murió el ex presidente de facto Roberto Levingston". Infobae (in Spanish). 18 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ Link, Gabriel (15 November 2024). "La despechada, la hija del golpista, la viuda del dictador y el presidente de siete días: Todas las pensiones presidenciales". Contra Poder (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Nieto, Matías (21 November 2024). "Jubilaciones de privilegio: la viuda del dictador puntano Roberto Marcelo Levingston cobra casi $7 millones por mes". La Gaceta Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Fitz Patrick, Mariel (16 June 2024). "Pensiones de privilegio: nueve ex presidentes y vicepresidentes cobraron en mayo entre $5 y $21 millones". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Jubilaciones: privilegio de pocos, vergüenza de muchos". La Nación (in Spanish). 31 January 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Salerno, Ignacio (14 November 2024). "El Gobierno pone bajo la lupa 13 jubilaciones de privilegio, pero mantendrá la de Carlos Menem". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.