Esther Morales
Bolivian grocer, businessperson and public figure
Esther Morales Ayma de Willacarani (13 November 1949 – 16 August 2020) was a Bolivian businesswoman. In 2006, she was made First Lady of Bolivia by her younger brother, then-President of Bolivia Evo Morales, who was unmarried.[1][2]
Esther Morales | |
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 Esther Morales in September 2012 | |
| First Lady of Bolivia | |
| In role 22 January 2006 – 10 November 2019 | |
| President | Evo Morales |
| Preceded by | Fanny Elena Arguedas |
| Succeeded by | Héctor Hincapié Carvajal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Esther Morales Ayma 13 November 1949 Orinoca, Oruro Department, Bolivia |
| Died | 16 August 2020 (aged 70) Oruro, Bolivia |
| Spouse(s) | Ponciano Willcarani (?–2020; her death) |
| Children | Three |
| Residence | Oruro, Bolivia |
Morales died from problems caused by COVID-19 on 16 August 2020, at a Oruro, Bolivia hospital at the age of 70.[3]
References change
- ↑ "De vendedora a primera dama del país". EFE (in Spanish). La Nación. 2006-01-22. Archived from the original on 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ↑ Arie, Sophie (2006-03-10). "Sister leaves mountain life to be First Lady of peasant presidency". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ↑ "Fallece Esther Morales, hermana del expresidente Evo". El Deber (in Spanish). 2020-08-16. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
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