Raquel Blandón
Blandón in 2017.
First Lady of Guatemala
In role
January 14, 1986  January 14, 1991
PresidentVinicio Cerezo
Preceded byAura Rosario Rosal López
Succeeded byMagda Bianchi Lázzari
Personal details
Born (1943-05-10) May 10, 1943
Guatemala City
Nationality Guatemala
Spouse
(m. 1965; div. 2006)
Alma materUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Haydee Raquel Blandón Sandoval (born 10 May 1943) is 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]

References

  1. Antonio Caño (November 26, 1985). "Raquel Blandón: La mujer del democristiano Vinicio Cerezo puede convertirse en la Eva Perón de Guatemala". El País (in Spanish).
  2. World Food Programme: Report of the Session of the United Nations/FAO Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes. The Committee. 1987.
  3. Profile of Raquel Blandón
  4. Ileana Alamilla (October 10, 2011). "Raquel Blandón y Roxana Baldetti". Prensa Libre (opinion) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 13, 2011.
  5. "¿Qué le pasó a Raquel Blandón?". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). February 7, 2018.


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