Clorinda Málaga de Prado
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Clorinda Málaga de Prado
Born
Clorinda Mercedes Málaga Bravo

July 3, 1905
Lima, Peru
DiedSeptember 17, 1993 (aged 88)
Lima, Peru
Known forFirst Lady of Peru, 1958 to 1962
SpouseManuel Prado Ugarteche

Clorinda Málaga de Prado (born Clorinda Mercedes Málaga Bravo; July 3, 1905 – September 17, 1993) was the First Lady of Peru from 1958 to 1962, during her marriage to the President of Peru, Manuel Prado Ugarteche.

Early life

Málaga was born Clorinda Mercedes Málaga Bravo in Lima, the daughter of Fermín Málaga Santolalla and Clorinda Bravo Bresani. Her father was a mining executive and state official. She was educated at the Colegio del Sagrado Corazón Sophianum in Lima, with further studies in England and France.

First Lady of Peru

Málaga began a relationship with Manuel Prado Ugarteche in the 1930s. They married in 1958,[1][2] after he arranged for Pope Pius XII to grant a controversial annulment for his first marriage of over forty years.[3][4] She served as First Lady for four years, accompanying Prado on state visits abroad, including a 1960 visit to France,[5] and 1961 visit to the White House during the presidency of John F. Kennedy.[6][7] She was considered a stylish and photogenic companion to the president.[8][9] When Prado's government was overthrown by a military coup, she went into exile with him in Paris.[10][11]

Later years

Málaga de Prado was widowed when her husband died in Paris in 1967. A barriada (squatter settlement) in Lima was named for her in the 1960s.[12] She died in Lima in 1993, aged 88 years.

References

  1. ↑ "Peru President Takes a Wife". The Miami News. 1958-06-25. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-08-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Peru's President Weds; Prado Marries Second Time in Roman Catholic Ceremony". The New York Times. June 20, 1958. p. 3 – via ProQuest.
  3. ↑ "President of Peru, 69, Weds Again". The Miami Herald. 1958-06-26. p. 15. Retrieved 2021-08-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "PERU: The President's Marriage". Time. 1958-07-07. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. ↑ Novak, Fabián (2005). Las relaciones entre el Perú y Francia, 1827-2004 (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial PUCP. p. 227. ISBN 978-9972-42-721-3.
  6. ↑ "At the State Dinner for the President of Peru". Department of State News Letter: 35–37. October 1961.
  7. ↑ "Dinner in honor of Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru". JFK Library. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  8. ↑ Graham, Rubye (1962-05-02). "Adele Simpson to Show Her Summer Collection". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 32. Retrieved 2021-08-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Ducrot, Jérôme (April 1, 1962). "Peru's First Lady: Madame Clorinda Malaga de Prado". Vogue. 139: 122–123 – via ProQuest.
  10. ↑ "Ex-President Prado Begins Paris Exile". The Evening Sun. 1962-08-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-08-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Former President Waves". Palladium-Item. 1962-08-02. p. 19. Retrieved 2021-08-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Geyer, Georgie Anne (1964-03-18). "New Breed of Urban Worker in Peru". The Herald-News. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-08-30 – via Newspapers.com.
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