Melida Lopez Rivera
1917–1992 (Age 74)
Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
The Life of Melida
When Melida Lopez Rivera was born on 23 December 1917, in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia, her father, Jose Belisario López Torres, was 29 and her mother, Patricia del Carmen Rivera Bueno, was 27. She died on 23 February 1992, in Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, at the age of 74.
Photos & Memories (2)
Family Time Line
Melida Lopez Rivera
1917–1992
Jesus Maria Rivera Romero
1899–1964
Spouse & Children
1917–1992Female
1899–1964Male
Parents & Siblings
1888–1935Male
1890–1953Female
siblings
(11)
1912–2008Female
1917–1992Female
- Maria Francisca Lopez Rivera
1918–1918Female
1919–2010Female
- BLANCA AURORA LOPEZ RIVERA
1921–1922Female
+6 More Children
World Events (3)
1922
Age 5
The United States pay Colombia $25 million for the loss of Panama.
1939
Age 22
World War II. Colombia helps the United States to keep the Panama Canal open.
1989
Age 72
The United States aid Colombia against drug dealers. They supply the Colombian government with military equipment and advisory.
Name Meaning
Spanish (López): patronymic from the medieval personal name Lope (from Latin lupus ‘wolf’). This is one of the commonest of all Spanish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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