Raquel Blandón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blandón and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.
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
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(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.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Aura Rosario Rosal López
(acting)
 First Lady of Guatemala
1986–1991 		Succeeded by
Board of Social Work of the President's Wife
1986–1991
Party political offices
Preceded by Guatemalan Christian Democracy nominee for
President of Guatemala
Retired
1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Green nominee for Vice President of Guatemala
1999 		Succeeded by
None
Renewed Democratic Liberty nominee
for Vice President of Guatemala
2011 		Succeeded by
Édgar Barquín


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