Hope Portocarrero
Hope Portocarrero, also known as Madame Somoza and Hope Somoza Baldocchi later in life, (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. She was the mother of Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero and four other children.
Hope Portocarrero | |
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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 (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 |
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