Hortensia Bussi

Hortensia Bussi
Bussi in 1970
First Lady of Chile
In role 3 November 1970 – 11 September 1973
President	Salvador Allende
Preceded by	María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez
Succeeded by	Lucía Hiriart
Personal details
Born	Mercedes Hortensia Bussi Soto (1914-07-22)22 July 1914 Rancagua, Chile
Died	18 June 2009(2009-06-18) (aged 94) Santiago, Chile
Spouse	Salvador Allende ​ ​ (m. 1940; died 1973)​
Children	Beatriz Allende (1943–1977) Carmen Paz Allende (born 1944) Isabel Allende (born 1945)
Parent(s)	Ciro Bussi Aguilera Mercedes Soto García
Occupation	First 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 committed 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.