María Teresa Laparra

María Teresa Laparra Samayoa (25 December 1901 – 30 September 1988) was a Guatemalan activist and the former First Lady of Guatemala from March 2, 1958 until March 31, 1963. She was the widow of the former President of Guatemala, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes.[1]

María Teresa Laparra
First Lady of Guatemala
In role
March 2, 1958  March 31, 1963
PresidentMiguel Ydígoras Fuentes
Preceded byVirginia Ruiz
Succeeded byMaría del Carmen Carrasco
Personal details
Born
María Teresa Laparra Samayoa

25 December 1901
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died30 September 1988 (aged 86)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Spouse(s)Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
Children1

María Teresa Laparra de Ydígoras was the daughter of Brígido Laparra and María Samayoa. She assumed the position of First Lady when her husband won the presidential elections, later she left together with her husband after the coup d'état.[2]

Ydigoras died on October 27, 1982. Laparra died on September 30, 1988.[3]

References

  1. "Se busca Primera Dama, no es necesaria experiencia". República. 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. "Ydígoras toma posesión de la Presidencia en 1958". Prensa Libre. 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. "General Ydígoras, of Guatemala is dead at 86". The New York Times. 27 October 1982. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Virginia Ruiz
First Lady of Guatemala
1958–1963
Succeeded by
María del Carmen Carrasco


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