Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes

Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes (15 November 1924 – 4 June 1998) was the wife of the 26th president of Colombia, Belisario Betancur Cuartas, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1982 to 1986.^[1]

Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes
First Lady of Colombia
In role August 7, 1982 (1982-08-07) – August 7, 1986 (1986-08-07)
President	Belisario Betancur
Preceded by	Nydia Quintero Turbay
Succeeded by	Carolina Isakson Proctor
Personal details
Born	Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepez (1924-11-15)November 15, 1924 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Died	June 4, 1998(1998-06-04) (aged 73) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Belisario Betancur Cuartas ​ ​ (m. 1946⁠–⁠1998)​
Children	Beatríz Helena Betancur Álvarez Diego Betancur Álvarez María Clara Betancur Álvarez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Yepes.

Personal life

Rosa Helena was born in Medellín, Antioquia to Pedro Luis Álvarez and Evelia Yepes;^[2][3] She was baptised on 15 November 1924.^[4] On 21 January 1946, Álvarez married Belisario Betancur Cuartas at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel in Medellín.^[4] Betancur served as President of Colombia from 7 August 1982 to 7 August 1986. Together they had three children, Beatríz Helena, Diego, and María Clara.