Jacquin Strouss Lucena

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Jacquin Strouss Lucena
First Lady of Colombia
In role
August 7, 1994 (1994-08-07) August 7, 1998 (1998-08-07)
Alma mater
Profession Economist

Jacquin Desiree Strouss Lucena (born February 22, 1953) [1] is married to the 29th president of Colombia, Ernesto Samper Pizano, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1994 to 1998. [2]

Personal life

Jacquin Desiree was born on 22 February 1953 [1] to Herbert S. Strouss and María Inés Lucena. Her father was an American Special Forces pilot who perished in Laos during the Laotian Civil War when his aircraft was shot down while delivering supplies to American troops; she was 9 years old at the time. [3] She attended Colegio Nueva Granada in Bogotá where she finished her primary studies, and later graduated from Colegio La Asunción. [4] She is an alumnus of the Universidad de los Andes where she obtained a degree in Economics in 1976; [4] she later obtain a master's degree in History at Univerdidad de los Andes.

She was single and married Ernesto Samper Pizano on 16 June 1979. Ernesto and Jacquin have two children: Felipe and Miguel.

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References

  1. 1 2 García Vásquez, Julio Cesar (2004-02-02). "Interconexion Colombia" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá. p. 33. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. Ríos Peñaloza, Gilma (1 August 1996). "Primeras Damas del Siglo XX" [First Ladies of the 20th Century]. Credencial Historia (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Bank of the Republic (80). ISSN   0121-3296. OCLC   39236834. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. "Operational Deaths in Laos (Americans)" (PDF). United States, Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 Gallo Rojas, Catalina (1994-08-07). "Por Amor a Ernesto" [For Ernesto's Love]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá. ISSN   0121-9987. OCLC   28894254 . Retrieved 5 November 2012.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Colombia
1994–1998
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