María Eugenia Cordovez

María Eugenia Cordovez Pontón (? – 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]

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


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