Raquel Blandón

Raquel Blandón
Blandón in 2017
First Lady of Guatemala
In role
January 14, 1986 – January 14, 1991
PresidentVinicio Cerezo
Preceded byAura Rosario Rosal López
Succeeded byMagda Bianchi Lázzari
Personal details
Born(1943-05-10)May 10, 1943
Jalapa, Guatemala
DiedSeptember 21, 2024(2024-09-21) (aged 81)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political partyGuatemalan Christian Democracy
Spouse
(m. 1965; div. 2006)
Alma materUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Haydee Raquel Blandón Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈkel blanˈdon]; May 10, 1943 – September 21, 2024) was a Guatemalan lawyer, activist, and political leader who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 1986 to 1991, as the wife of President Vinicio Cerezo.[1][2][3] She was the nominee for the Renewed Democratic Liberty party for vice president of Guatemala in the 2011 election as Manuel Baldizón's running mate .[4][5]

Blandón died of sepsis in Guatemala City on September 21, 2024, at the age of 81.[6]

References

  1. ^ Antonio Caño (November 26, 1985). "Raquel Blandón: La mujer del democristiano Vinicio Cerezo puede convertirse en la Eva Perón de Guatemala". El País (in Spanish).
  2. ^ World Food Programme: Report of the Session of the United Nations/FAO Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes. The Committee. 1987.
  3. ^ Profile of Raquel Blandón
  4. ^ Ileana Alamilla (October 10, 2011). "Raquel Blandón y Roxana Baldetti". Prensa Libre (opinion) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "¿Qué le pasó a Raquel Blandón?". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). February 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "Fallece la activista y política Raquel Blandón Sandoval". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.