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 13 May 1934 Barinas, Venezuela |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Adán Chávez (born 1952) Hugo Chávez (1954-2013) Narciso Chávez (born January 1956) Aníbal José Chávez Frías (December 1956-2016) Argenis Chávez (born January 1958) Enzo Chávez (December 1958-1960) Adelis Chávez (born 1960) |
| Parent(s) | Rafael Infante Frías Pérez (deceased) Benita Frías (deceased) |
Elena Frías de Chávez (born May 13, 1934) is the mother of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, Aníbal José Chávez Frías and Adán Chávez and granddaughter of Pedro Pérez Delgado. 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 14 and he was 16. She has raised seven 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