Rosalía Arteaga
Rosalía Arteaga Serrano (born December 5, 1956) is an Ecuadorian politician who served as the country's first female head of state as acting president for a few days in 1997.[1]
Rosalía Arteaga | |
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| 39th President of Ecuador | |
| In office February 9, 1997 – February 11, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Abdalá Bucaram |
| Succeeded by | Fabián Alarcón |
| Vice President of Ecuador | |
| In office August 10, 1996 – February 6, 1997 | |
| President | Abdalá Bucaram |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Peña |
| In office February 11, 1997 – March 30, 1998 | |
| President | Fabián Alarcón |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Aguayo Cubillo |
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| Born | Lupe Rosalía Arteaga Serrano December 5, 1956 Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador |
| Political party | Alfarista Radical Front (Before 1995) Independent Movement for an Authentic Republic (1995–2001) |
| Spouse(s) | Pedro Fernández de Córdova Álvarez (divorced) |
| Residence(s) | Quito, Ecuador |
| Education | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador University of Cuenca |
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Life
She was born in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Presidency
She became Vice President in 1996, following the election of Abdalá Bucaram as President.[2] On February 6, 1997, however, President Bucaram was declared unfit to govern by Congress. Arteaga and congressional leader Fabián Alarcón became locked in a dispute over who should succeed Bucaram since the constitution was vague on the issue. Initially, Alarcón was sworn in with the support of Congress. On February 9, however, Arteaga, who had insisted that as vice president she should become president, was sworn in instead as Ecuador's first female president. Two days later, however, on February 11, with the support of Congress and the army, Alarcón was sworn in again, and Arteaga resigned as president and reverted to her post as vice president.
Arteaga continued to clash with Alarcón and resigned from her post as vice president in March 1998. She then ran for president in the elections that were held in May 1998 but received only 3% of the vote.
Post-presidency
Arteaga was secretary-general of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization until 2007 and is a member of the editorial board of the Encyclopædia Britannica.[3]
She continues to receive a lifetime pension from the Ecuadorian government of $48.690 annually.
References
- Encyclopædia Britannica – About the Editorial Board
- "Vicepresidentes en la historia" (PDF). vicepresidencia.gob.ec. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- Encyclopædia Britannica – About the Editorial Board
