Raquel Blandón

Haydee Raquel Blandón Sandoval (born 10 May 1943),[1] is a lawyer, activist and political leader[2] who was the First Lady of Guatemala[3] during the period of January 14, 1986, to January 14, 1991, as wife of the President of Guatemala Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo. She was a candidate for Vice President of Guatemala in the 2011 elections for the Renewed Democratic Liberty party, led by Manuel Baldizón.[4][5]

Raquel Blandón
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
Guatemala City
Nationality Guatemala
Spouse
(m. 1965; div. 2006)
Alma materUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

References

  1. Profile of Raquel Blandón
  2. 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).
  3. World Food Programme: Report of the Session of the United Nations/FAO Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes. The Committee. 1987.
  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.


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