Aura Rosario Rosal López
Aura Rosario Rosal López | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Guatemala | |
| In role 8 August 1983 – 14 January 1986 | |
| President | Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores |
| Preceded by | María Teresa Sosa |
| Succeeded by | Raquel Blandón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aura Rosario Rosal López 12 May 1928 Flores Costa Cuca, Guatemala |
| Died | November 3, 2021 (aged 93) Guatemala City |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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
[edit]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.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "MAN IN THE NEWS - IN COMMAND IN GUATEMALA". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Guatemala!". Guatemala (v. 4-7). Guatemala News and Information Bureau. 1983. ISSN 0893-6196. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ Copley, G.R.; International Strategic Studies Association (1980). "Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook". Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook: Political, Economic and Defense Data on Every Country in the World. G. R. Copley. ISSN 0160-5836. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "La Hora 16-02-2017 by La Hora". issuu. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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