Leonor Oyarzún

Who they were

Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic was a Chilean family therapist and member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). She served as the First Lady of Chile from 1990 until 1994 as the wife of President Patricio Aylwin.

Early life

Early life She was born on 10 March 1919 in Temuco , [ 1 ] the daughter of Manuel Oyarzún Lorca and Ana Ivanović Roccatagliata. Her father died when she was young. [ 2 ] She helped her mother with her five younger sisters. [ 2 ] Oyarzún read an article Aylwin wrote in the National Falange and wanted to meet him. [ 3 ] They were introduced by a friend. [ 3 ] After dating ten months she married Aylwin on 29 September 1948. [ 3 ] The couple had five children. [

Path and career

Awards / honours: Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.

Death After Aylwin's presidency both remained active in politics. [ 1 ] Oyarzún's last public appearance was to vote in May 2021. Oyarzún turned 100 in March 2019. In 2020 she contracted Covid and there were rumors of her death. [ 1 ] She died in Santiago on 21 January 2022, at the age of 102. [ 2 ] ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ADN was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ Cite error: The named reference emol was invoked but never defined (see the help page ).

Why this date

Leonor Oyarzún appears on our January 21 calendar for 2022 as a death entry.