Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal was a Nicaraguan journalist and publisher. He was the editor of La Prensa,the only significant opposition newspaper to the long rule of the Somoza family. He is a 1977 laureate of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize of Columbia University in New York. He married Violeta Barrios de Chamorro,who later went on to become President of Nicaragua (1990–1997). In 1978,he was shot to death,one of the precipitating events of the overthrow of the Somoza regime the following year.
Ana Maria Rosa Martins Gomes,better known as Ana Gomes,is a Portuguese former diplomat and politician of the Socialist Party (PS).
JoséJoaquín Palma Lasso was a Cuban writer who was the author of the Guatemalan national anthem's lyrics.
Tsai Ing-wen is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2016. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),Tsai is the first female president of Taiwan. She served as chair of the DPP from 2020 to 2022,and also previously from 2008 to 2012 and 2014 to 2018.
Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento,also known as Xiomara Castro de Zelaya,is a Honduran politician and business woman,who is the 56th president of Honduras,in office since January 2022. She is the country's first female president,having earlier served as first lady during the presidency of her husband Manuel Zelaya.
Italian Guatemalans are Guatemalan-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent,whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Guatemala during the Italian diaspora,or Italian-born people in Guatemala. Italians contributed in the construction of the country as monuments,parks and besides contributing at the National Conservatory.
Ana Lucía Martínez Maldonado is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A Femminile club Pomigliano and the Guatemala women's national team.
Alejandro Baltazar Maldonado Aguirre is a Guatemalan statesman who served as the Acting President of Guatemala,following the Congress of Guatemala's acceptance of the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina on September 3,2015.
Francisca Fernández-Hall Zúñiga was a Guatemalan engineer and diplomat. She was the first woman to graduate from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala,the first woman in all of Central America to earn an engineering degree,the first woman to be accepted and to attend the Instituto Militar de Engenharia of Brazil,and the first female ambassador for Guatemala.
Jimmy Morales is a Guatemalan politician,actor and comedian who served as the 38th president of Guatemala from 2016 to 2020.
Ana Violeta Navarro-Cárdenas is a Nicaraguan-American political strategist and commentator. She appears on various television programs and news outlets,including CNN,CNN en Español,ABC News,and Telemundo. She is also a co-host of the daytime talk show The View,garnering Emmy Award nominations for her work. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Williams Agberto Mansilla Fernández is a Guatemalan military officer who served as Minister of Defense from July 2015 until October 2017 during the presidencies of Otto Pérez Molina (2015),Alejandro Maldonado (2015–2016),and Jimmy Morales (2016–2017).
Hilda Patricia Marroquín Argueta de Morales is a Guatemalan public figure who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 2016 to 2020,as the wife of president Jimmy Morales.
Magda Bianchi Lázzari is a Guatemalan diplomat and activist,who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 1991 until 1993,as wife of president Jorge Serrano Elías.
Mayra Duque is a Guatemalan activist who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 1993 to 1996,as the wife of president Ramiro de León Carpio.
Evelyn Oddeth Morataya Marroquín is a Guatemalan politician and activist,who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 2000 to 2004,as the wife of president Alfonso Portillo. She became First Lady when she was 28 years old,being one of the youngest First Ladies in the history of Guatemala.
María Francisca Gavilán Valladares is a Chilean film,theater,and television actress and singer.
María Teresa Laparra Samayoa 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.
César Bernardo Arévalo de León is a Guatemalan diplomat,sociologist,writer and politician who is the president-elect of Guatemala. He defeated former First Lady,Sandra Torres,in the second round of the 2023 presidential election on 20 August 2023 and will be inaugurated as the 52nd president on 14 January 2024.
The First Lady of Nicaragua is the title attributed to the wife of the President of Nicaragua,or their chosen designee,such as a daughter or other relative. The current incumbent first lady is Rosario Murillo,wife of President Daniel Ortega,who controversially became Vice President of Nicaragua under Ortega in January 2017.
