Gina Reque Teran
Gina Reque Teran is a Bolivian general. She is the first woman to hold that rank in the Bolivian Army.
Career
[edit]Gina Reque Teran was born on 22 March 1961 and entered the army at the age of 17.[1][2][3] She was among the first women to attend the Military College of Bolivia and was in the first class of 11 women to graduate in 1982.[4][1][5] Reque Teran served as a section commander and then a company commander.[3] She has taken military police, special forces, intelligence and psychological operations courses.[5] Reque Teran has also served as a professor at the army college.[3]
Reque Teran's father, Luis Antonio Reque Teran, was also an army general, he led the unit that captured and killed Che Guevara in 1967.[6][7] She is married to Samuel Saavedra, an army colonel who she met whilst on a parachuting course and they have two children.[5][2][6]
On 9 March 2015 Reque Teran was promoted to general. She was the first female army general in Bolivia and the first female general in South America to command combat troops.[7][6] She was appointed chief of staff of the Bolivian armed forces on 30 December 2015.[8] In that capacity Reque Teran commanded the army parade to celebrate the 206th anniversary of the founding of the army at Santa Cruz.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Reque Terán, al mando de las tres fuerzas - Diario Pagina Siete". Pagina Siete (in Spanish). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ a b AIRES, ABEL GILBERT / BUENOS (9 April 2015). "La primera generala del Ejército de Bolivia es la hija del hombre que capturó al Ché". El Periodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Gina Reque Terán: 'Cada jornada es un día de reto y desafío' - La Razón". La Razon (in Spanish). 22 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Gina Reque Terán es la primera mujer que logra el máximo grado en el Ejército de Bolivia". Eju TV (in European Spanish). 17 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Gina Reque Terán : "Me gustan los tacos altos"". Eju TV (in European Spanish). 6 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Bolivia Has Its First Woman General Commanding Combat Troops". NBC News. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ a b Post, Latin (31 December 2015). "Gina Reque Teran Becomes First Woman to Be Named Bolivia's Military General Staff". Latin Post. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Molina, Fernando (31 December 2015). "La hija del militar que capturó al Che, jefa del Ejército boliviano". El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2017.