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Marita Camacho Quirós

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Marita Camacho Quirós

Marita del Carmen Camacho Quirós (10 March 1911 – 20 June 2025) was a Costa Rican supercentenarian who served as First Lady of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966 during the presidency of her husband, Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich. At the time of her death, Camacho Quirós was the oldest living Costa Rican and the oldest former first lady in the world.

Infobox

President
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
Preceded by
Olga de Benedictis Antonelli
Succeeded by
Clara Fonseca Guardia
Born
Marita del Carmen Camacho Quirós(1911-03-10)10 March 1911San Ramón, Costa Rica
Died
(2025-06-20)20 June 2025(aged 114 years, 102 days)San José, Costa Rica
Political party
PLN
Spouse
mw- Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (m. 1932; died 1969)
Children
2
Relatives
mw- Daniel Oduber Quirós (second cousin)Carlos Humberto Rodríguez Quirós (second cousin)
Party
PLN

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Preceded byOlga De Benedictis Antonelli
Preceded byOlga De Benedictis Antonelli
Political offices
Preceded byOlga De Benedictis Antonelli
Political offices
First Lady of Costa Rica 1962–1966
Political offices
Succeeded byClara Fonseca Guardia
Political offices
Preceded byOlga De Benedictis Antonelli
First Lady of Costa Rica 1962–1966
Succeeded byClara Fonseca Guardia

References

  1. There was an unverified claimant for the oldest Costa Rican, José "Chepito" Delgado, who died on 27 May 2021.
  2. El Espíritu del 48 – Dedicado a preservar los valores e ideales de la Revolución de 1948
    https://elespiritudel48.org/marita-camacho-quiros/
  3. Viajes a través de mi árbol genealógico
    https://books.google.com/books?id=KIM7uM8lP1UC&pg=PAPA72
  4. "Ante los 110 años de la Primera Dama de la República, Marita Camacho Quirós, de Orlich Bolmarcich"
    https://www.larevista.cr/vladimir-de-la-cruz-ante-los-110-anos-de-la-primera-dama-de-la-republica-marita-camacho-quiros-de-orlich-bolmarcich/
  5. Gerontology Research Group
    https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/marita-del-carmen-camacho-quiros/
  6. Asamblea de Costa Rica
    http://www.asamblea.go.cr/ca/Expresindentes%20de%20Costa%20Rica/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=14
  7. El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones
    http://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/ifed/PresidentesCR-Cuadros.pdf
  8. josejoaquintrejos.com
    https://josejoaquintrejos.com/
  9. ameliarueda.com
    https://www.ameliarueda.com/nota/exprimera-dama-marita-camacho-llega-107-anos
  10. Costa Rica Azul
    https://web.archive.org/web/20221202105010/https://costaricaazul.com/una-vida-distinguida-llena-honor-longevidad/
  11. EFE Servicios
    https://efs.efeservicios.com/foto/viaje-presidente-costa-rica/8000749960
  12. Time
    https://time.com/archive/6808866/the-presidency-doin-the-bird/
  13. Supercentenarios.net
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210629212532/https://www.supercentenarios.net/r%C3%A9cords
  14. Teletica
    https://www.teletica.com/nacional/ex-primera-dama-dona-marita-camacho-quiros-cumple-110-anos-de-vida_281457
  15. LongeviQuest
    https://lq1.wpengine.com/2024/04/the-true-age-of-jose-delgado-corrales-investigating-costa-ricas-oldest-person/
  16. Q COSTA RICA
    https://qcostarica.com/chepito-turns-121-why-is-he-not-in-the-guinness-records/
  17. "Marita Camacho Quirós, oldest Costa Rican on record, dies at 114"
    https://longeviquest.com/2025/06/marita-camacho-quiros-oldest-costa-rican-on-record-dies-at-114/
  18. La Nación
    https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/fallece-exprimera-dama-marita-camacho-de-orlich-a/YP4VZ76575CI5GWKCHGM4XODSU/story/
  19. oldestsandlasts.com
    https://oldestsandlasts.com/index.php?title=Longest_lived_Spouses_of_National_Leaders
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