María Eugenia Cordovez

María Eugenia Cordovez Pontón (November 11, 1934 – 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]

María Eugenia Cordovez
First Lady of Ecuador
In role August 10, 1984 – August 10, 1988
President	León Febres Cordero
Preceded by	Margarita Pérez Pallares
Succeeded by	Carmen Calisto
Personal details
Born	(1934-11-11)November 11, 1934 Lima, Peru
Died	September 30, 2012(2012-09-30) (aged 77) Guayaquil, Ecuador
Cause of death	Heart failure
Spouse(s)	León Febres Cordero ​ ( m. 1954; div. 1988)
Children	María Eugenia María Fernanda María Liliana María Auxiliadora
Parents	Alfonso Cordovez Caicedo María Pontón Ávila

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. "Former First Lady Maria Eugenia Cordovez Ponton, dies in Guayaquil". Diario El Universo. Ecuador Times. 2012-10-01. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
2. "Muere María Eugenia Cordovez, ex Primera Dama de Ecuador". El Diario (Ecuador). 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
3. "Fallece ex primera dama Eugenia Cordovéz, primera esposa de León Febres Cordero". Ecuador En Vivo. 2012-09-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
4. "Falleció María Eugenia Cordovez Pontón, ex primera dama del Ecuador". Diario El Universo. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-17.