Matilde Ibáñez Tálice
First Lady of Uruguay
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Matilde Ibáñez Tálice (3 March 1907 – 4 September 2002) was the First Lady of Uruguay from 1947 to 1951, as the wife of President Luis Batlle Berres.[1] Ibáñez is also the mother of Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, who served as president from 2000 until 2005.
March 3, 1907
Matilde Ibáñez | |
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| First Lady of Uruguay | |
| In office August 2, 1947 – March 1, 1951 | |
| President | Luis Batlle Berres |
| Preceded by | Juanita Etchemendy |
| Succeeded by | María Aída Serra Serra |
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| Born | Matilde Ibáñez Tálice March 3, 1907 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | September 4, 2002 (aged 95) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Resting place | Central Cemetery of Montevideo |
| Party | Colorado |
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Biography
Matilde Ibáñez Tálice was born in Buenos Aires to the Argentine León Ibáñez Saavedra, who was a descendant of Cornelio Saavedra, and the Uruguayan Elvira Tálice Parodi.[2] In 1927 she married the young politician Luis Batlle Berres, they had three children: Jorge (future President of Uruguay), Luis and Matilde.[1] During the dictatorship of Gabriel Terra, the Batlle-Ibáñez family had to go to exile in Argentina.[1]
In 1947, her husband assumed as Vice President of Uruguay; the early death of President Tomás Berreta meant that Batlle Berres was sworn in as president, and Ibáñez became First Lady.[1]
Half a century later, her son Jorge was elected President of Uruguay (2000–2005). She died in 2002 and was buried at the Central Cemetery, Montevideo.[1]
