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Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes

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Preceded by
  
Nydia Quintero Turbay

Political party
  
Liberal

Party
  
Colombian Liberal Party

Nationality
  
Colombian

Religion
  
Roman Catholic

Succeeded by
  
Carolina Isakson Proctor

Born
  
15 November 1924 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia (
1924-11-15
)

Children
  
Beatríz Helena Betancur Álvarez Diego Betancur Álvarez María Clara Betancur Álvarez

Died
  
4 June 1998, Bogotá, Colombia

Spouse
  
Belisario Betancur (1946–1998)

Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes (15 November 1924 – 4 June 1998) was the wife of the 26th President of Colombia, Belisario Betancur Cuartas, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1982 to 1986.

Personal life

Rosa Helena was born in Medellín, Antioquia to Pedro Luis Álvarez and Evelia Yepes; She was baptised on 15 November 1924. On 21 January 1946, Álvarez married Belisario Betancur Cuartas at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel in Medellín. Together they had three children, Beatríz Helena, Diego, and María Clara.

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Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes Wikipedia