Adela Chaljub de Char

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Adela Chaljub de Char (née Chaljub Char; December 10, 1943 – July 13, 1994) was a Colombian philanthropist who served as First Lady of the Atlantico from 1984 to 1987 as the wife of Governor Fuad Char.[1][2]

Early life, marriage and family

Adela Chaljub Char was born on December 10, 1943, in Lorica, Córdoba, to Antonio Chaljub and Rosa Char de Chaljub (née Char Zaslawy).[3] Her father was the son of Lebanese migrants from Byblos, while her mother was a Syrian migrant from Damascus. Her parents settled in Lorica, Córdoba, at the time the largest colony of migrants from Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.[4] On June 29, 1963, she married her first cousin Fuad, with whom she would have three sons:Arturo, Alejandro and Antonio.[5][6]

Adela died on July 13, 1994, at the San Lucas Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, at the age of 50, due to a bone disease.[7][8]

References

  1. 1."Adios a Adela de Chaljub". El Tiempo. June 13, 1994. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  2. 2.Figueroa Turcios, Francisco (July 13, 2024). "30 años después, Adelita de Char, todos te extrañamos". La Chachara. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. 3.Rueda, Jaime (July 13, 2024). "A 30 años de su fallecimiento, tres anécdotas con Adelita de Char". Noticiero Rueda la Economía.
  4. 4."Adela Chaljub, la matrona ausente en la familia Char". Las 2 Orillas. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  5. 5."Quién fue Adelita de Char y por qué su nombre aparece en clínicas y hasta en sede de Junior". Pulzo. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  6. 6."Adela Char: El Legado de Adelita Chaljub de Char en Barranquilla". Grandes Genios U News. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  7. 7."Murió la Mamá de los Char en Barranquilla". El Tiempo. January 19, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  8. 8."En Bogotá". El Tiempo. January 7, 1996. Retrieved April 17, 2024.