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Hope Portocarrero
Madame Hope Somoza at a reception in New York in 1956
First Lady of Nicaragua
In Role 1 December 1974 – 17 July 1979
President
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Preceded by
Vacant
Succeeded by
Maria Luisa Muñoz
In Role 1 May 1967 – 1 May 1972
President
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Preceded by
Carmen Reñazco (1966)
Succeeded by
Vacant
Personal details
Born
28 June 1929 Tampa, Florida, United States
Died
5 October 1991(1991-10-05) (aged 62) Miami, Florida, United States
Spouse(s)
Anastasio Somoza Debayle Archie Angelo Baldocchi
Children
Anastasio, Julio, Carolina, Carla, and Roberto
Parent(s)
Nestor Portocarrero Gross (father) Blanca Debayle Sacasa de Portocarrero (mother)
Alma mater
Barnard College (1950)
Occupation
First Lady of Nicaragua
Hope Portocarrero, also known as Madame Somoza and Hope Somoza Baldocchi later in life,[1] (June 28, 1929 – 5 October 1991) was the wife of president of Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza Debayle and, beginning in 1967, First Lady of Nicaragua for a time. In 1968 she was named to the International Best Dressed List.[2] She was the mother of Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero and four other children.
^"Hope Somoza Baldocchi, wife of former Nicaraguan leader". Tampa Bay Times. 1991-10-09. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
^Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (17 March 2015). World Clothing and Fashion: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence. Routledge. ISBN 9781317451662.
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