Adela Chaljub de Char
Adela Chaljub de Char | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of the Atlantico | |
| In role January 20, 1984 – March 2, 1987 | |
| Governor | Fuad Char |
| Preceded by | Maritza Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Bertha Duncan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adela Chaljub Char December 10, 1943 Lorica, Córdoba, Colombia |
| Died | July 13, 1994 (aged 50) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | |
| Children | |
Adela Chaljub de Char (née Chaljub Char; December 10, 1943 – July 13, 1994) was a Colombian philanthropist who served as First Lady of the Atlantico from 1984 to 1987 as the wife of Governor Fuad Char.[1][2]
Early life, marriage and family
Adela Chaljub Char was born on December 10, 1943, in Lorica, Córdoba, to Antonio Chaljub and Rosa Char de Chaljub (née Char Zaslawy).[3] Her father was the son of Lebanese migrants from Byblos, while her mother was a Syrian migrant from Damascus. Her parents settled in Lorica, Córdoba, at the time the largest colony of migrants from Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.[4] On June 29, 1963, she married her first cousin Fuad, with whom she would have three sons:Arturo, Alejandro and Antonio.[5][6]
Adela died on July 13, 1994, at the San Lucas Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, at the age of 50, due to a bone disease.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Adios a Adela de Chaljub". El Tiempo. June 13, 1994. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ Figueroa Turcios, Francisco (July 13, 2024). "30 años después, Adelita de Char, todos te extrañamos". La Chachara. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Rueda, Jaime (July 13, 2024). "A 30 años de su fallecimiento, tres anécdotas con Adelita de Char". Noticiero Rueda la Economía.
- ^ "Adela Chaljub, la matrona ausente en la familia Char". Las 2 Orillas. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Quién fue Adelita de Char y por qué su nombre aparece en clínicas y hasta en sede de Junior". Pulzo. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Adela Char: El Legado de Adelita Chaljub de Char en Barranquilla". Grandes Genios U News. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Murió la Mamá de los Char en Barranquilla". El Tiempo. January 19, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ "En Bogotá". El Tiempo. January 7, 1996. Retrieved April 17, 2024.