Carolina Isakson Proctor
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The Most Excellent Carolina Isakson Proctor |
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| First Lady of Colombia | |
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In role 7 August 1986 – 7 August 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes |
| Succeeded by | Ana Milena Muñoz Gómez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mary Caroline Isakson 6 January 1930 York, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | 24 January 2012 (aged 82) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Resting place | Central Cemetery of Bogotá |
| Citizenship | Colombian |
| Nationality | Colombian-American |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Virgilio Barco Vargas (1950–1997) |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | Stanford University (BA, 1949) |
Carolina Isakson Proctor (6 January 1930 – 24 January 2012) was the wife of 27th President of Colombia, Virgilio Barco Vargas, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1986 to 1990.
Born Mary Caroline Isakson on 6 January 1930 in York, Pennsylvania to Carl Oscar Isakson and Mary Alice (née Proctor). Her father, a Swedish American Engineer, relocated the family to Cúcuta, North Santander to work with the Colombian Petroleum Company; she was 7 years old at the time. She met Virgilio Barco Vargas through his sister, who she had attended school with; they were married on 1 July 1950 in Cúcuta. Virgilio and Carolina had four children: María Carolina, Julia, Diana, and Virgilio.
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