Gina Reque Teran

Gina Reque Teran is a Bolivian general. She is the first woman to hold that rank in the Bolivian Army.

Career

Gina Reque Teran was born on 22 March 1961 and entered the army at the age of 17.[1][2][3] She was among the first women to attend the Military College of Bolivia and was in the first class of 11 women to graduate in 1982.[4][1][5] Reque Teran served as a section commander and then a company commander.[3] She has taken military police, special forces, intelligence and psychological operations courses.[5] Reque Teran has also served as a professor at the army college.[3]

Reque Teran's father, Luis Antonio Reque Teran, was also an army general, he led the unit that captured and killed Che Guevara in 1967.[6][7] She is married to Samuel Saavedra, an army colonel who she met whilst on a parachuting course and they have two children.[5][2][6]

On 9 March 2015 Reque Teran was promoted to general. She was the first female army general in Bolivia and the first female general in South America to command combat troops.[7][6] She was appointed chief of staff of the Bolivian armed forces on 30 December 2015.[8] In that capacity Reque Teran commanded the army parade to celebrate the 206th anniversary of the founding of the army at Santa Cruz.[1]

References
  1. "Reque Terán, al mando de las tres fuerzas - Diario Pagina Siete". Pagina Siete (in Spanish). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. AIRES, ABEL GILBERT / BUENOS (9 April 2015). "La primera generala del Ejército de Bolivia es la hija del hombre que capturó al Ché". El Periodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Gina Reque Terán: 'Cada jornada es un día de reto y desafío' - La Razón". La Razon (in Spanish). 22 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "Gina Reque Terán es la primera mujer que logra el máximo grado en el Ejército de Bolivia". Eju TV (in Spanish). 17 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. "Gina Reque Terán : "Me gustan los tacos altos"". Eju TV (in Spanish). 6 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. "Bolivia Has Its First Woman General Commanding Combat Troops". NBC News. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. Post, Latin (31 December 2015). "Gina Reque Teran Becomes First Woman to Be Named Bolivia's Military General Staff". Latin Post. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. Molina, Fernando (31 December 2015). "La hija del militar que capturó al Che, jefa del Ejército boliviano". El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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