Carolina "Carola" Correa Londoño (25 January 1905–15 July 1986) was the wife of the 19th President of Colombia, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1953 to 1957.On 25 May 1956 Correa, as First Lady of Colombia, was the first woman to be granted a Cédula de Ciudadania, a Colombian national identity document that extended citizenship to women and allowed them to participate in the political process. Her cédula number was 20,000,001; her daughter María Eugenia was granted the next card, number 20,000,002. Colombian women, including Correa and her daughter, were able to vote for the first time on 1 December 1957 during a national referendum.
Active years end date
1957
Alias
Correa Londoño, Carola; Correa, Carola; Correa de Rojas, Carola
Birth date
1905-01-25
Birth year
1905
Death date
1986-07-15
Death year
1986
Office
First Lady of Colombia
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