Carolina Correa Londoño
Carolina "Carola" Correa de Rojas Pinilla (born Carolina Correa Londoño; 25 January 1905 – 15 July 1986) was the wife of the 19th President of Colombia, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1953 to 1957.
The Most Excellent Carolina Correa de Rojas | |
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| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role 13 June 1953 – 10 May 1957 | |
| President | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla |
| Preceded by | María Hurtado de Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Bertha Puga Martínez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carolina Correa Londoño 25 January 1905 Támesis, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Died | 15 July 1986 (aged 81) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | National Popular Alliance |
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On 25 May 1956 Correa, as First Lady of Colombia, was the first woman to be granted a Colombian identity card, the Colombian national identity document that extended citizenship to women and allowed them to participate in the political process. Her cédula number was 20,000,001; her daughter María Eugenia was granted the next card, number 20,000,002. Colombian women, including Correa and her daughter, were able to vote for the first time on 1 December 1957 during a national referendum.
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