Elena Frías de Chávez
Elena Frías de Chávez | |
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 Frías receiving condolences by then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto during Hugo Chavez's funeral | |
| First Lady of Barinas | |
| In office 2000–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elena Frías 14 May 1934 Barinas, Venezuela |
| Relations | Hugo Chávez (son; deceased) Adán Chávez (son) Aníbal José Chávez Frías (son; deceased) Argenis Chávez Frías (son) Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (husband; deceased) |
Elena Frías de Chávez (born May 14, 1934) is the mother of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, Aníbal José Chávez Frías and Adán Chávez. She is the former First Lady of the state of Barinas and wife of Governor Hugo de los Reyes Chávez.[1] She grew up in the village of San Hipólito, close to the capital city of Barinas, and met her husband, Hugo de los Reyes Chávez, when she was 17 and he was 18. She has raised six sons including Hugo, her second born.[2]
References
- ^ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany (20 November 2008). "Venezuelan State Elections: Pressure Mounts for Entire Chavez Clan". SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Hugo Chávez: The Definitive Biography of Venezuela's Controversial President, Cristina Marcano & Alberto Barrera Tyszka. Translated by Kristina Cordero. New York: Random House, 2007. ISBN 978-0-679-45666-7
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