Raquel Blandón | |
Office: | First Lady of Guatemala |
President: | Vinicio Cerezo |
Term Start: | January 14, 1986 |
Term End: | January 14, 1991 |
Predecessor: | Aura Rosario Rosal López |
Successor: | Magda Bianchi Lázzari |
Term Label: | In role |
Birth Date: | 10 May 1943 |
Birth Place: | Jalapa, Guatemala |
Death Place: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Nationality: | Guatemalan |
Party: | Guatemalan Christian Democracy |
Alma Mater: | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala |
Haydee Raquel Blandón Sandoval (pronounced as /es/; May 10, 1943 – September 21, 2024) was a Guatemalan lawyer, activist, and political leader who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 1986 to 1991, as the wife of President Vinicio Cerezo.[1] [2] [3] She was the nominee for the Renewed Democratic Liberty party for vice president of Guatemala in the 2011 election as Manuel Baldizón's running mate .[4] [5]
Blandón died of sepsis in Guatemala City on September 21, 2024, at the age of 81.[6]