Sara de la Hoz explained

Sara de la Hoz
Term Start:July 1, 1966
Term End:July 1, 1970
Term Label:In role
Predecessor:María del Carmen Carrasco
Successor:Álida España
President:Julio César Méndez Montenegro
Birth Name:Sara de la Hoz de León
Birth Date:6 March 1919
Death Date:20 January 2015 (aged)

Sara de la Hoz (6 March 1919 – 20 January 2015) was a Guatemalan activist and politician. She was the wife of President Julio César Méndez Montenegro, first lady of Guatemala during his government.[1]

During her husband's government, she gained great importance for her social activism. She created the Social Work Board of the President's Wife, visited the most needy and gave them the support they did not have.

Her husband died in April 1996; for his services rendered to Guatemala, Congress granted him a lifetime pension in 2004. She died at her family's side on January 20, 2015.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.prensalibre.com/hemeroteca/sara-de-la-hoz-una-gran-mujer-en-la-historia-del-pais Sara de la Hoz, una gran mujer en la historia del país
  2. http://www.prensalibre.com/noticias/Murio-Sara-de-la-Hoz-de-Leon_0_1289271071.html Murió Sara de la Hoz de León