Lucía Hiriart: Augusto Pinochet's widow
María Lucía Hiriart Rodríguez (10 December 1923 – 16 December 2021), also known as Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet, was the wife of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
She was First Lady of Chile from 1973 to 1990. She was born in Antofagasta, Chile.
Lucía Hiriart | |
|---|---|
 Hiriart c. 1974 | |
| First Lady of Chile | |
| In role 17 December 1974 – 11 March 1990 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Hortensia Bussi |
| Succeeded by | Leonor Oyarzún |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Lucía Hiriart Rodríguez 10 December 1923 Antofagasta, Chile |
| Died | 16 December 2021 (aged 98) Santiago, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Spouse(s) | Augusto Pinochet (m. 1943; died 2006) |
| Children | 5, including Inés Lucía Pinochet |
On 30 December 2018, Hiriart was hospitalized after falling at her home in Santiago de Chile. She fractured her arm and multiple ribs.
Hiriart died in Santiago de Chile on 16 December 2021 from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by heart disease, six days after her 98th birthday.
References
Other websites
- Analysis of her arrest Archived 2020-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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