Álida España | |
Term Start: | July 1, 1970 |
Term End: | July 1, 1974 |
Term Label: | In role |
Predecessor: | Sara de la Hoz |
Successor: | Hellen Lossi |
President: | Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio |
Birth Name: | Álida España |
Birth Date: | 12 April 1924 |
Death Date: | 8 April 1993 (aged) |
Álida España (12 April 1924 – 8 April 1993) was a Guatemalan activist and politician. She was the wife of President Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, First Lady of Guatemala during his government.[1]
During her husband's government, she played a leading role in social work, favoring children and creating the Board of Social Works of the President's Wife, which helped the most vulnerable.
She died in 1993 at the age of 68. Different institutions are named after her.[2]