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Birth Name: Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar
Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile
Date of Birth: 2 March, 1938
Ethnicity: Chilean [Spanish, including Andalusian, Castilian, Extremaduran], remote Greek
Ricardo Lagos is a Chilean lawyer, economist, and politician. He served as the 34th President of Chile , from 11 March, 2000 to 11 March, 2006. He was also Minister of Education, from 11 March, 1990 to 28 September, 1992, and Minister of Public Works, from 11 March, 1994 to 1 August, 1998.
His father, Froilán Lagos Sepúlveda, was a farmer, from Chillán, Ñuble, who died when he was eight years old. His mother, Rita Emma Escobar y Morales, was a centenarian, from Rengo, Cachapoal, who died at the age of 108.
President Lagos is married to Luisa Durán de la Fuente. He has a daughter with Luisa; and two children with his former wife Carmen Weber Aliaga.
President Lagos’ paternal grandfather was Juan Pablo Lagos Fernández (the son of Cándido Lagos de la Jara Villaseñor and María Santos Fernández). Juan Pablo was born in Chillán, Ñuble Province, Bío Bío Region. Cándido was born in Santiago, Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, the son of Pedro Antonio Lagos y Molina Vasconcelos and Juana Rosa de la Jara Villaseñor.
President Lagos’ paternal grandmother was Carmen Sepúlveda Poblete (the daughter of Fermín Sepúlveda Carriel and Silveria María Poblete Sepúlveda). Carmen was born in Chillán, Ñuble Province, Bío Bío Region. Fermín was the son of Juan Francisco Sepúlveda Palma and María Isabel Carriel Hernández.
President Lagos’ maternal grandfather was Ricardo Camilo Escobar Gajardo (the son of Juan Manuel Escobar González and Leonor Gajardo Díaz). Juan was born in Rengo, Cachapoal, O’Higgins Region. Leonor was born in Rengo, Cachapoal, the daughter of Ramón Gajardo Loayza and María del Carmen Díaz Román.
President Lagos’ maternal grandmother was Carmen Margarita de Jesús Morales Labarca (the daughter of José de Jesús Morales Tulleres and Margarita Labarca Latorre).
Source: Genealogy of Ricardo Lagos – https://www.geni.com