Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva (May 5, 1936 – January 12, 2019) was a Honduran politician, and leader of one of

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's (PLH) wings, and was a perennial candidate for

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. On March 20, 1974 he founded the Banco Continental. On October 7, 2015, Rosenthal was labeled a "specially designated narcotics trafficker" under the

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Biography

His

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father, Yankel Rosenthal, emigrated from Romania to Honduras in 1929. His father married Esther Oliva from El Salvador. Rosenthal held a BS degree in

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from the

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and an MS degree from the

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. He was one of the Vice Presidents (known as Designados Presidenciales) during the Presidency of

José Azcona del Hoyo José Simón Azcona del Hoyo (26 January 1927 – 24 October 2005) was President of Honduras from 27 January 1986 to 27 January 1990 for the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH). He was born in La Ceiba in Honduras. Early life and career Azcona sp ...

(Jan. 1986-Jan.1990) and resigned because of political differences. He was also a Congressman in Honduras, (Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2006). A 2006 study by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation named Rosenthal one of "the most powerful men in Honduras" (along with Fredy Nasser and Schucry Kafie). Rosenthal died following a heart attack on January 12, 2019. He was 82 years old.

Grupo Continental

Banco Continental was founded in 1974 and until its closure in late 2015 was the eighth largest bank in Honduras,CNBS PROCEDE A LA LIQUIDACIÓN FORZOSA DE BANCO CONTINENTAL
by El Tiempo, October 12, 2015 forming part of Grupo Continental, itself founded in 1929 and owned by the Rosenthal family.Llegan liquidadores a Banco Continenta
Published by La Prensa, October 12, 2015 in Spanish

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenthal, Jaime 1936 births 2019 deaths Vice presidents of Honduras People from San Pedro Sula MIT School of Engineering alumni MIT Sloan School of Management alumni Liberal Party of Honduras politicians Honduran people of Salvadoran descent Honduran people of Romanian-Jewish descent Deputies of the National Congress of Honduras Honduran Jews