Lourdes Rodríguez de Flores explained

Lourdes Rodríguez de Flores
Office:First Lady of El Salvador
Term Label:In role
Term Start:June 1, 1999
Term End:June 1, 2004
Predecessor:Elizabeth Aguirre de Calderón
Successor:Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca
President:Francisco Flores Pérez
Spouse:Francisco Flores Pérez (1985–2016; his death)

Lourdes María Rodríguez de Flores is a Salvadoran public figure who served as the First Lady of El Salvador from 1999 until 2004. She is the widow of former President of El Salvador Francisco Flores, with whom she had two children.[1]

Rodríguez publicly denounced charges of corruption against her husband, former President Flores, who died in a coma in 2016 while awaiting trial. She told local Salvadoran media at the time, "He suffered a terrible health crisis, provoked by this unjust political attack."[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: A los 56 años, murió el ex presidente de El Salvador Francisco Flores . . 2016-01-31 . 2016-01-31.
  2. News: Former El Salvador President Flores dies facing corruption charges . . 2016-01-31 . 2016-01-31.