Matilde Ibáñez Tálice, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMatilde Ibáñez Tálice
First Lady of Uruguay
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Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
About Matilde Ibáñez Tálice
- Matilde Ibáñez Tálice (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3 March 1907 - Montevideo, 4 September 2002) was a First Lady of Uruguay.Born in Argentina to León Ibáñez Saavedra (Argentine, relative of Cornelio Saavedra) and Elvira Tálice Parodi (Uruguayan).
- In 1926 she married the young politician Luis Batlle Berres, they had three children: Jorge (future President of Uruguay), Luis and Matilde.
- During the dictatorship of Gabriel Terra, the Batlle-Ibáñez family had to go to exile in Argentina.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.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.
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