Rosario Ibarra

Rosario Ibarra
Rosario Ibarra protesting against a massacre in Palestine (2009)
Plurinominal Senator at the LX and LXI Legislatures of the Mexican Congress
In office
1 September 2006 – 31 August 2012
Plurinominal Deputy at the LVI Legislature of the Mexican Congress
In office
1 September 1994 – 31 August 1997
Plurinominal Deputy at the LIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress
In office
1 September 1985 – 31 August 1988
Personal details
Born
María del Rosario Ibarra de la Garza

(1927-02-24)24 February 1927[1]
Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
Died16 April 2022(2022-04-16) (aged 95)[2]
Monterrey, Nuevo Léon, Mexico[3]
CitizenshipMexican
Political partyLabor Party (2006–2022)
Other political
affiliations
Party of the Democratic Revolution (1994–2006)
Workers' Revolutionary Party (1979-1991)
SpouseJesús Piedra Rosales
ChildrenRosario Piedra Ibarra
Jesús Piedra Ibarra
Claudia Piedra Ibarra
Carlos Piedra Ibarra
OccupationPolitical activist
AwardsBelisario Domínguez Medal of Honor (2019)

María del Rosario Ibarra de la Garza (24 February 1927 – 16 April 2022), also known by her marital name Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, was an activist and prominent figure in the politics of Mexico. She was a presidential candidate and was the serving president of Comité Eureka at the time of her death.[4]

In March 2006, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) designated Ibarra as its candidate to the Senate via proportional representation to serve during the LX (2006–2009) and LXI Legislatures (2009–2012); she won.

  1. ^ "¿Quién es Rosario Ibarra de Piedra?" (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ "La CNDH lamenta el sensible fallecimiento de la luchadora social, Rosario Ibarra de Piedra". Twitter (in Spanish). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ Redacción. "Muere en Monterrey Rosario Ibarra de Piedra". Megalópolis (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Fallece Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, fundadora del Comité ¡Eureka!". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.