Adela de Torrebiarte

Adela Ana María del Rosario Camacho Sinibaldi de Torrebiarte (30 March 1949 – 16 December 2020) was a Guatemalan politician.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Camacho, the second or maternal family name is Sinibaldi, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Torrebiarte.

Adela Camacho de Torrebiarte
Official portrait, 2020
President of the National Football Federation of Guatemala
In office 5 January 2016 – 14 September 2017
Preceded by	Milton Mendez
Succeeded by	Eduardo Prado
Personal details
Born	Adela Ana María del Rosario Camacho Sinibaldi (1949-03-30)30 March 1949 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died	16 December 2020(2020-12-16) (aged 71) Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political party	CREO
Other political affiliations	Acción de Desarrollo Nacional 2011-2012 Grand National Alliance 2004-2010
Spouse	Luis Pedro Torrebiarte Lantzerdörffer
Children	Luis Pedro Torrebiarte Camacho María Inés Torrebiarte Camacho
Alma mater	Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Career

She served as the president of the National Football Federation of Guatemala (FENAFUTG) from 2016 to 2017. She was also a candidate in the 2011 presidential election.^[1][2]

She had two children, Luis Pedro and Maria Inés. She is survived by her grandchildren, Santiago, Andres, Alejandro, Isabel, Gabriel, Lucia, and Marcelo.^{[citation needed]} Her funeral took place on 16 December 2020.

She was a founding member of the Suffering Mothers which is a support group for her country's kidnap victims. When she was Interior Minister in 2007 she reacted to the killing of three politicians from Salvador and the execution of four police who were the prime suspects. She announced that over 550 policemen who were known for misconduct were to be sacked. ^[3]

Adela de Torrebiarte died of lung cancer on 16 December 2020.^[4]

References

1. Guatemala politician and deputy Adela de Torrebiarte dies
2. "Biografía de Adela de Torrebiarte". www.adeladetorrebiarte.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
3. Central America Report. Inforpress Centroamericana. 2007. pp. 2 and 8.
4. D. Cuevas & M. Barrientos (16 December 2020). "Fallece la diputada Adela Camacho de Torrebiarte" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre (Guatemala). Retrieved 16 December 2020.