Aída Judith León Explained

Aída Judith León Lara
Office:First Lady of Ecuador
Term Label:In role
Term Start:February 15, 1972
Term End:January 11, 1976
Successor:Alicia Pizzimbono
Predecessor:Corina del Parral
President:Guillermo Rodríguez
Birth Name:Aída Judith León Lara
Birth Date:23 June 1928
Birth Place:Pujilí, Ecuador
Death Place:Quito, Ecuador
Children:5

Aída León de Rodríguez, born Aída Judith León Lara (June 23, 1928 – November 20, 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] [2]

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.[2]

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.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garaycoa Talor. Deyda. Aida Judith Graciela León. gw.geneanet.org. Geneanet. 2 August 2018.
  2. Macias Núñez. Édison. General Guillermo Rodríguez Lara. Army Historical Studies Center. 49–51; 248–251.
  3. Web site: 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 í ó í. . Batallón de Honor de Ingeniería "Grad. Guillermo Rodríguez Lara" on Facebook . 4 December 2024 . 20 November 2024.