María Teresa Sosa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

María Teresa Sosa

politician

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1930

Place of Birth: Chimaltenango, Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 01-Oct-2018

Profession: politician, activist

Nationality: Guatemala

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

María Teresa Sosa Ávila (July 12, 1930 – October 1, 2018) was a Guatemalan politician.
She was the widow of 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 could not be elected to the position under the express prohibition contained in article 186, subsection c) of the Constitution of Guatemala.
She was succeeded as her party's candidate by Alfonso Portillo, who subsequently won the 1999 elections.Sosa died at home in Guatemala City on October 1, 2018 due to natural causes, six months after the death of her husband.
She was 88.