Haydee Raquel Blandón Sandoval (; May 10, 1943 – September 21, 2024) was a Guatemalan lawyer, activist, and political leader who served as the

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from 1986 to 1991, as the wife of

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Vinicio Cerezo Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo (born December 26, 1942) is a Guatemalan politician who served as the 40th President of Guatemala from 1986 to 1991. He also served as the Secretary General of the Central American Integration System (SICA) from 2 ...

. She was the nominee for the

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party for

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in the 2011 election as Manuel Baldizón's running mate . Blandón died of

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on September 21, 2024, at the age of 81.

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