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. 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. Reque Teran served as a section commander and then a company commander. She is married to Samuel Saavedra, an army colonel who she met whilst on a parachuting course and they have two children. In that capacity Reque Teran commanded the army parade to celebrate the 206th anniversary of the founding of the army at Santa Cruz.