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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Consuelo Gonzáles Posada
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| image = Consuelo Velasco, First Lady of Peru, on the Steps Leading to the... - NARA - 186816 (cropped).tif
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| caption = Velasco during a visit to the [[White House]] in 1975
| office = [[First Lady of Peru]]
| office = [[First Lady of Peru]]
| president = [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]]
| president = [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]]
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| predecessor = Carolina Belaúnde Aubry
| predecessor = Carolina Belaúnde Aubry
| successor = {{interlanguage link|Rosa Pedraglio|es}}
| successor = {{interlanguage link|Rosa Pedraglio|es}}
| birth_name = María Consuelo Gonzáles-Posada Arriola de Velasco
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| name = Consuelo Gonzáles Posada
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|6|12}}
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| image = Consuelo Velasco, First Lady of Peru, on the Steps Leading to the... - NARA - 186816 (cropped).tif
| birth_date = June 12, 1920
| birth_place = [[Ica, Peru|Ica]], Peru
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| caption = Velasco during a visit to the [[White House]] in 1975
| birth_place = [[Ica]], Peru
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|9|7|1920|6|12}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|9|7|1920|6|12}}
| death_place = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| death_place = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| occupation = First lady of peru
| occupation = First Lady of Peru
| spouse = [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Juan Velasco Alvarado]]|1940|December 24, 1977|end=died}}
| nickname = Chola<br>Mother of the [[1968 Peruvian coup d'état|Peruvian Revolution]]<ref name=arkiv>{{Cite web |url=http://arkivperu.com/velasco-acho-1968-consuelo-2018/ |title=Velasco en la Plaza de Acho (1968–1971) y “Consuelo” (2018) |date=December 19, 2018 |website=Arkiv}}</ref>
| nickname = Chola<br>Mother of the [[1968 Peruvian coup d'état|Peruvian Revolution]]<ref name=arkiv>{{Cite web |url=http://arkivperu.com/velasco-acho-1968-consuelo-2018/ |title=Velasco en la Plaza de Acho (1968–1971) y “Consuelo” (2018) |date=December 19, 2018 |website=Arkiv}}</ref>
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'''María Consuelo Gonzáles-Posada Arriola de Velasco''' (''née'' '''María Consuelo Gonzáles-Posada Arriola'''; June 18, 1920 – September 7, 2012) was a socialite and [[First Lady of Peru]], as the wife of General [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]], between October 3, 1968, and August 29, 1975, in the so-called [[Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru]].
'''María Consuelo Gonzáles-Posada Arriola de Velasco''' (June 18, 1920 – September 7, 2012) was a socialite and [[First Lady of Peru]], as the wife of General [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]], between October 3, 1968, and August 29, 1975, in the so-called [[Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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===First Lady===
===First Lady===
[[File:First_Lady_Pat_Nixon_and_Peru's_First_Lady_Consuelo_Velasco_Surveying_Earthquake_Damage_near_Lima,_Peru_-_DPLA_-_8577872eeecf6017e3b0e5f3f8a4d604.jpg|left|thumb|216x216px|Gonzáles and U.S. First Lady Pat Nixon tour damage after the 1970 earthquake.]]
As first lady of Peru, she acted as the president of the National Assistance Board ({{lang-es|link=no|Junta de Asistencia Nacional}}, JAN), working to assist the victims of the 1970 [[1970 Ancash earthquake|earthquake]] and [[1970 Huascarán debris avalanche|avalanche]] in [[Yungay, Peru|Yungay]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Los tres terribles minutos que sepultaron Yungay [crónica] |url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-los-tres-terribles-minutos-sepultaron-yungay-cronica-799559.aspx |date=May 31, 2020 |work=[[Andina (news agency)|Andina]]}}</ref>
As first lady of Peru, she acted as the president of the National Assistance Board ({{langx|es|link=no|Junta de Asistencia Nacional}}, JAN), working to assist the victims of the 1970 [[1970 Ancash earthquake|earthquake]] and [[1970 Huascarán debris avalanche|avalanche]] in [[Yungay, Peru|Yungay]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Los tres terribles minutos que sepultaron Yungay [crónica] |url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-los-tres-terribles-minutos-sepultaron-yungay-cronica-799559.aspx |date=May 31, 2020 |work=[[Andina (news agency)|Andina]]}}</ref>


The revolutionary government created the National Commission for Peruvian Women, which was chaired by Gonzáles.
The revolutionary government created the National Commission for Peruvian Women, which was chaired by Gonzáles.
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On the other hand, she visited the United States, where she met with [[Pat Nixon]], and two years later, she undertook a tour of India, [[Algeria]], Mexico and [[Cuba]].
On the other hand, she visited the United States, where she met with [[Pat Nixon]], and two years later, she undertook a tour of India, [[Algeria]], Mexico and [[Cuba]].


At the beginning of 1973, Alvarado suffered a health collapse due to an aneurysm and a ruptured abdominal aorta. Gonzáles Posada was in charge of transmitting messages to the population on behalf of her husband while he was recovering from the two surgeries. In August 1975, General [[Francisco Morales Bermúdez]] carried out [[Tacnazo|a coup]] against the revolutionary government. After that, Velasco and his wife moved to [[Chaclacayo]]. She passed away in September 2012.
At the beginning of 1973, Alvarado suffered a health collapse due to an aneurysm and a ruptured abdominal aorta. Gonzáles Posada was in charge of transmitting messages to the population on behalf of her husband while he was recovering from the two surgeries. In August 1975, General [[Francisco Morales Bermúdez]] carried out [[Tacnazo|a coup]] against the revolutionary government. After that, Velasco and his wife moved to [[Chaclacayo]]. She died in September 2012.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru]]
[[Category:Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru]]

Latest revision as of 03:29, 4 November 2024

Consuelo Gonzáles Posada
Velasco during a visit to the White House in 1975
First Lady of Peru
In Role
October 3, 1968 – August 29, 1975
PresidentJuan Velasco Alvarado
Preceded byCarolina Belaúnde Aubry
Succeeded byRosa Pedraglio [es]
Personal details
Born
María Consuelo Gonzáles-Posada Arriola de Velasco

(1920-06-12)June 12, 1920
Ica, Peru
DiedSeptember 7, 2012(2012-09-07) (aged 92)
Seoul, South Korea
Spouse
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(m. 1940; died 1977)​
OccupationFirst Lady of Peru
Nickname(s)Chola
Mother of the Peruvian Revolution[1]

María Consuelo Gonzáles-Posada Arriola de Velasco (June 18, 1920 – September 7, 2012) was a socialite and First Lady of Peru, as the wife of General Juan Velasco Alvarado, between October 3, 1968, and August 29, 1975, in the so-called Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru.

Biography

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Gonzáles was the daughter of the lawyer and APRA militant Carlos Gonzáles Posada and María Herminia Arriola Vásquez. She was a sister on the paternal side of the Aprista politician Luis Gonzales Posada. Together with her sister, the future congresswoman Bertha Gonzáles Posada, they were known by the Peruvian social press as "the Gonzáles", she was nicknamed the "Chola" and her sister the "Coca".[1]

First Lady

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Gonzáles and U.S. First Lady Pat Nixon tour damage after the 1970 earthquake.

As first lady of Peru, she acted as the president of the National Assistance Board (Spanish: Junta de Asistencia Nacional, JAN), working to assist the victims of the 1970 earthquake and avalanche in Yungay.[2]

The revolutionary government created the National Commission for Peruvian Women, which was chaired by Gonzáles.

On the other hand, she visited the United States, where she met with Pat Nixon, and two years later, she undertook a tour of India, Algeria, Mexico and Cuba.

At the beginning of 1973, Alvarado suffered a health collapse due to an aneurysm and a ruptured abdominal aorta. Gonzáles Posada was in charge of transmitting messages to the population on behalf of her husband while he was recovering from the two surgeries. In August 1975, General Francisco Morales Bermúdez carried out a coup against the revolutionary government. After that, Velasco and his wife moved to Chaclacayo. She died in September 2012.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Velasco en la Plaza de Acho (1968–1971) y "Consuelo" (2018)". Arkiv. December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Los tres terribles minutos que sepultaron Yungay [crónica]". Andina. May 31, 2020.
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