Josefina Villalobos

Josefina Villalobos
37th First Lady of Ecuador
In office
August 10, 1992 – August 10, 1996
Preceded byCarmen Calisto Ponce
Succeeded byMaría Rosa Pulley Vergara
Personal details
Born(1924-08-05)August 5, 1924
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 2025(2025-02-24) (aged 100)
Quito, Ecuador
NationalityAmerican
Colombian
Ecuadorian
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1945⁠–⁠2016)​
(his death)
ChildrenEight

Josefina Villalobos (August 5, 1924 – February 24, 2025) was an American-born Colombian-Ecuadorian public servant. She was the First Lady of Ecuador serving from August 10, 1992 through August 10, 1996 when her husband, Sixto Durán Ballén, served as President of Ecuador.[1]

Ballén and Villalobos had eight children. After Ballén left office, the two retired and lived in Quito, Ecuador. On November 15, 2016, Ballén died at the age of 95.[2]

Villalobos died on February 24, 2025 in Quito, Ecuador at the age of 100.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Ecuador President Duran-Ballen Dead at 95". Fox News.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "El expresidente Sixto Durán Ballén falleció este martes 15 de noviembre". El Comercio.com. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2016. (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Josefina Villalobos, viuda de Sixto Durán Ballén, murió en Quito a los 100 años Archived 2025-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

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