Rosalía Arteaga
Rosalía Arteaga | |
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Arteaga in 2019 | |
| 39th President of Ecuador | |
| In office 9 February 1997 – 11 February 1997 | |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Abdalá Bucaram Fabián Alarcón (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Fabián Alarcón |
| 40th Vice President of Ecuador | |
| In office 11 February 1997 – 30 March 1998 | |
| President | Fabián Alarcón |
| Preceded by | Herself |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Aguayo Cubillo |
| In office 10 August 1996 – 6 February 1997 | |
| President | Abdalá Bucaram |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Peña |
| Succeeded by | Herself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lupe Rosalía Arteaga Serrano 5 December 1956 |
| Party | Independent Movement for an Authentic Republic (1995–2001) |
| Other political affiliations | Alfarista Radical Front (before 1995) |
| Spouse | Pedro Fernández de Córdova Álvarez (divorced) |
| Education | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador University of Cuenca |
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Rosalía Arteaga Serrano (born 5 December 1956) is an Ecuadorian politician who served as the 39th president of Ecuador for two days in 1997 from 9 to 11 February. She previously served as the 40th vice president under President Abdalá Bucaram from 1996 until his removal from office 1997; when the vagueness of the constitution left uncertainty as to the vice president or the head of congress becoming president, Arteaga was sworn in, but was peacefully replaced two days later by congressional leader Fabián Alarcón. She continued as vice president under Alarcón until March 1998. She is the country's first ever female head of state.
Arteaga announced her intention to stand for secretary-general of the United Nations in the 2021 selection, though incumbent António Guterres was ultimately appointed to a second term in office.