Nydia Quintero Turbay
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintero and the second or maternal family name is Turbay.
Nydia Quintero Turbay (born 28 August 1932)[1] is the ex-wife of the 25th president of Colombia, Julio César Turbay Ayala, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1978 to 1982 when they were still married.[1]
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Nydia Quintero Turbay | |
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First Lady of Colombia | |
In role 7 August 1978 (1978-08-07) – 7 August 1982 (1982-08-07) | |
President | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
Preceded by | Cecilia Caballero Blanco |
Succeeded by | Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes |
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Born | Nydia Quintero Turbay (1932-08-28) 28 August 1932 (age 91) Neiva, Huila, Colombia |
Political party | Liberal |
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She is the president of Fundación Solidaridad por Colombia, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the condition of impoverished Colombian families through educational and nutritional programs for children, the disabled and the poor.[2]