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Hortensia Bussi
Bussi in 1970
First Lady of Chile
In role
3 November 1970 – 11 September 1973
Preceded byMaría Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez
Succeeded byLucía Hiriart
Personal details
Born
Mercedes Hortensia Bussi Soto de Allende

(1913-07-22)22 July 1913
Rancagua, Chile
Died18 June 2009(2009-06-18) (aged 95)
Santiago, Chile
Spouse
(m. 1940; died 1973)
ChildrenBeatriz Allende (1943–1977)
Carmen Paz Allende (born 1944)
Isabel Allende (born 1945)
OccupationFirst Lady of Chile, Educator, Organizer

Mercedes Hortensia Bussi Soto de Allende (22 July 1913 – 18 June 2009) was the wife of Chilean President Salvador Allende. She was married to him from 1940 until he was killed during the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, serving as First Lady of Chile from 1970 to 1973. Her daughters are Beatriz, Isabel and Carmen Paz.

Bussi, nicknamed "Tencha", was born in Rancagua to a well-off family. She was the daughter of Ciro Bussi, an officer in the country's merchant marine. She graduated from the University of Chile as a teacher of History and Geography and worked as a librarian at the National Statistics Office.

Bussi met her future husband in the aftermath of the 1939 Chillán earthquake,[1] where they were involved in the campaign for those made homeless by the earthquake. They married a year later, in 1940. Allende then became minister of health in the Popular Front government of Pedro Aguirre Cerda, at the start of his political career.[1]

After the military coup which overthrew her husband, Bussi went into exile in Mexico. She campaigned against the Pinochet regime. In 1975 she was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival[2] and in 1977 she stood as candidate for Rector of the University of Glasgow,[1] losing to the student John Bell.[3]

Death

Bussi returned to Chile in 1990 after 17 years in exile and kept a quiet life. She died, aged 94, in Santiago, during a morning nap.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d The Guardian obituary for Hortensia Bussi de Allende
  2. ^ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ University of Glasgow Story-John Bell
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Chile
1970—1973
Succeeded by