María Teresa Sosa
María Teresa Sosa | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Guatemala | |
| In role 23 March 1982 – 8 August 1983 | |
| President | Efraín Ríos Montt |
| Preceded by | Elsa Cirigliano |
| Succeeded by | Aura Rosario Rosal López |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Teresa Sosa Ávila 12 July 1930 FRG (1990–2013) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 (including Zury Ríos) |
María Teresa Sosa Ávila (12 July 1930 – 1 October 2018)election of 1995. However, the Citizen Registry annulled her candidacy because she could not be elected to the position under the express prohibition contained in Article 186, Subsection C of the Constitution. She was succeeded as her party's nominee by Alfonso Portillo, who subsequently won the 1999 election.[2][3][4]
Sosa died at home in Guatemala City on 1 October 2018 due to natural causes, six months after the death of her husband.[5] She was 88.