Wife of Guatemalan president (1928–2021)
This name uses
Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal
family name is
Rosal, the second or maternal family name is
López, and, for married women, the optional marital name is
de Mejía.
Aura Rosario Rosal López de Mejía (May 12, 1928 – November 3, 2021)[1] was the wife of former Guatemalan President Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores and First Lady of Guatemala from 1983 to 1986.
Life
She was born on May 12, 1928 in Flores Costa Cuca, in Quetzaltenango. Her father was José Humberto Rosal Estrada, and her mother was Luz Otilia Lopez Giron.[1]
She married Óscar Mejía Víctores in 1953 and had two daughters: Aura and Juana Rosario.[2][3]
After the overthrow of Efraín Ríos Montt, Mejía Víctores assumed the position of Head of State. She maintained a low profile as First Lady. Mejía Víctores died on February 1, 2016.[4][5]
She died on 3 November 2021 in Guatemala City at the age of 93. She is buried in the Guatemala City General Cemetery.
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