Aura Rosario Rosal López Explained

Aura Rosario Rosal López
Office:First Lady of Guatemala
Term Start:8 August 1983
Term End:14 January 1986
Term Label:In role
Predecessor:María Teresa Sosa
Successor:Raquel Blandón
President:Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores
Birth Name:Aura Rosario Rosal López
Birth Date:12 May 1928
Birth Place:Flores Costa Cuca, Guatemala
Death Place:Guatemala City
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

She was born on May 12, 1928 in Flores Costa Cuca, in Quetzaltenango. Her father was José Humberto Rosal Estrada, and her was mother Luz Otilia Lopez Giron.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FamilySearch.org . 2023-08-29 . ancestors.familysearch.org.
  2. Web site: MAN IN THE NEWS - IN COMMAND IN GUATEMALA. NYTimes.com. 2018-03-05.
  3. Guatemala!. Guatemala. 1983. v. 4-7. Guatemala News and Information Bureau.. 0893-6196. 2018-03-05.
  4. Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook. Copley, G.R.. International Strategic Studies Association. Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook: Political, Economic and Defense Data on Every Country in the World. 1980. G. R. Copley. 0160-5836. 2018-03-05.
  5. Web site: La Hora 16-02-2017 by La Hora. issuu. 2018-03-05.