Antonieta Zevallos Núñez de Prialé (1918/1919 – 8 August 2006) was a Peruvian politician who served in the

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from 1980 until 1985, representing

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as a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party. Her husband

Ramiro Prialé Ramiro Abelardo Prialé Prialé (January 6, 1904 – February 27, 1988) was a Peruvian politician. A member of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance, he was a friend of Víctor Raúl Haya De La Torre. He served as the President of the Congr ...

was one of the founders and most prominent figures of the party.

Biography

Antonieta Zevallos de Prialé was born in 1918 or 1919. In 1945, she met

, the leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party, and the couple married later that year. Zevallos served as a key advisor to her husband, and founded the

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of the party. In the 1980 Peruvian general election, Zevallos was elected to the

, representing

as a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party. She left office at the end of her term in 1985. During her life, Zevallos also led several social organizations, including the Foundation of the Children of the Town and the National Comprehensive Program for Family Well-being (INABIF). Zevallos died on 8 August 2006 at the age of 87. Her coffin was taken to the Legislative Palace, where Peruvian Aprista Party congressmembers Mauricio Mulder and

Mercedes Cabanillas Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante (born May 22, 1947) is a Peruvian educator and politician. A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, she served as Minister of Education in the first presidency of Alan García, making her the first woman ...

paid tribute to her. She was later buried at the in Lima.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zevallos de Prialé, Antonieta 1910s births 2006 deaths Year of birth uncertain Date of birth missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing 20th-century Peruvian politicians 20th-century Peruvian women politicians American Popular Revolutionary Alliance politicians Politicians from Lima Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru