María Teresa Sosa
Appearance
María Teresa Sosa | |
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First Lady of Guatemala | |
In role March 23, 1982 – August 8, 1983 | |
President | Efraín Ríos Montt |
Preceded by | Elsa Cirigliano |
Succeeded by | Aura Rosario Rosal López |
Personal details | |
Born | María Teresa Sosa Ávila July 12, 1930 Chimaltenango, Guatemala |
Died | October 1, 2018 Guatemala City, Guatemala | (aged 88)
Political party | FRG (1990-2013) |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 (including Zury Ríos) |
María Teresa Sosa Ávila (July 12, 1930 – October 1, 2018)[1] was a Guatemalan politician. She was the widow of President of Guatemala Efraín Ríos Montt and mother of Zury Ríos. She was a candidate for the Presidency for the Guatemalan Republican Front in the elections of 1995. Her candidacy was annulled by the Citizen Registry, because she could not be elected to the position under the express prohibition contained in article 186, subsection c) of the Constitution of Guatemala. She was succeeded as her party's candidate by Alfonso Portillo, who subsequently won the 1999 elections.[2][3][4]
Sosa died at home in Guatemala City on October 1, 2018 due to natural causes, six months after the death of her husband.[5] She was 88.
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