Esther Morales

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
Esther Morales in September 2012
First Lady of Bolivia
In role
22 January 2006  10 November 2019
PresidentEvo Morales
Preceded byFanny Elena Arguedas
Succeeded byHéctor Hincapié Carvajal
Personal details
Born
Esther Morales Ayma

(1949-11-13)13 November 1949
Orinoca, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Died16 August 2020(2020-08-16) (aged 70)
Oruro, Bolivia
Spouse(s)Ponciano Willcarani (?–2020; her death)
ChildrenThree
ResidenceOruro, 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

  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "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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