Hortensia Bussi

Hortensia Bussi
Bussi in 1970
First Lady of Chile
In role
3 November 1970 – 11 September 1973
PresidentSalvador Allende
Preceded byMaría Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez
Succeeded byLucía Hiriart
Personal details
Born
Mercedes Hortensia Bussi Soto

(1914-07-22)22 July 1914
Rancagua, Chile
Died18 June 2009(2009-06-18) (aged 94)
Santiago, Chile
Spouse
(m. 1940; died 1973)
ChildrenBeatriz Allende (1943–1977)
Carmen Paz Allende (born 1944)
Isabel Allende (born 1945)
Parent(s)Ciro Bussi Aguilera
Mercedes Soto García
OccupationFirst Lady of Chile, Educator, Organizer

Mercedes Hortensia Bussi Soto (22 July 1914 – 18 June 2009) was the wife of Chilean President Salvador Allende. She was married to him from 1940 until he died by suicide during the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, serving as First Lady of Chile from 1970 to 1973. Her daughters are Beatriz, Isabel and Carmen Paz.