María Teresa Sosa Ávila | |
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First Lady of Guatemala | |
In role March 23, 1982 – August 8, 1983 |
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President | Efraín Ríos Montt |
Preceded by | Elsa Cirigliano |
Succeeded by | Aura Rosario Rosal López |
Personal details | |
Born |
María Teresa Sosa Ávila July 12, 1930 Chimaltenango, Guatemala |
Political party | FRG (1990-2013) |
Spouse(s) | Efraín Ríos Montt (m. 1953; d. 2018) |
Children | 3 (including Zury Ríos) |
María Teresa Sosa Ávila (born July 12, 1930) is a Guatemalan politician and activist. She is the widow of former President of Guatemala Efraín Ríos Montt and mother of Zury Ríos. She was a candidate for the Presidency for the Guatemalan Republican Front in the elections of 1995. Her candidacy was annulled by the Citizen Registry, because she can not be elected to the position under the express prohibition contained in article 186, subsection c) of the Constitution of Guatemala. It was succeeded by Alfonso Portillo, who subsequently won the 1999 elections.