Renée Klang de Guzmán
Renée Klang Avelino | |
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Jacobo Majluta Azar | |
Preceded by | Office created |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 November 1916 La Guaira, Venezuela |
Died | 17 September 2014 Santiago, Dominican Republic | (aged 97)
Citizenship | French (1916–1939) Dominican (1939–2014) |
Political party | Dominican Revolutionary Party |
Spouse | Antonio Guzmán |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Charles Klang, Judith Avelino |
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Biography
Renée Klang was born in
Amid her studies in Santo Domingo, she met Silvestre Antonio Guzmán. Klang married Guzmán on 28 October 1939 and dropped out of college. After the fall of the dictatorship of Trujillo, they devoted themselves to politics and joined the Juan Bosch’s Dominican Revolutionary Party.
She bore two children, Iván (1944-1970) and Sonia (b. 1946). The latter was minister of Industry and Commerce during Hipólito Mejía’s presidency.[1]
During the presidency of her husband, Klang shared with two popes: John Paul I and John Paul II. The former wrote about Klang in his diary and said that: «The wife of the president of the Dominican Republic is intelligent and vivacious. She is cultured and serious, she knows how to go to the root of problems without any boasting».[2]
After her husband’s suicide, just days before the end of his constitutional term, she moved back to Santiago and dedicated to philanthropy.
Death
She died in Santiago, aged 97, due to complications from a thrombosis in the right leg.[3]
References
- ^ a b Biografía de Renée Klang Guzmán Archived 5 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pérez Reyes, Ramón (19 September 2014). "Doña Renée Klang: protectora de la niñez dominicana" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Listín Diario. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Laureano, Máximo (17 September 2014). "Fallece Renée Klang, ex primera dama fundadora del CONANI" (in Spanish). Santiago, Dominican Republic: Acento. Retrieved 23 September 2014.