Reyna Rueda

Reyna Rueda Alvarado (born 1969/1970)[1] is a Nicaraguan politician. A member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), she is mayor of Managua.[2]

Reyna Rueda
Mayor of Managua
Assumed office
January 4, 2018
PresidentDaniel Ortega
Preceded byDaysi Torres
Deputy Mayor of Managua
In office
2009–2012

Early life

Rueda studied business administration at the Central American University (UCA).[3]

Career

Rueda was serving as a member of the Managua city council as of 2017.[4] She was elected mayor on November 5 of that year with 87.64% of the vote,[5] and sworn into office on January 4, 2018,[6] to serve a four-year term.[1] She succeeded Daysi Torres.[1]

On a 2019 visit to Miami, Rueda faced protests and calls for the United States government to revoke her visa, arguing she was complicit in alleged human rights violations by the FSLN government.[7] Domestically, she faced criticism for her travel after billing the city of Managua 2.3 million córdobas (about $65,000 USD) for airplane tickets to 23 countries.[8] As of 2017, the annual budget for the city was 5.19 million córdobas.[3]

Personal life

Rueda was married to Guillermo Nicolás Carmona Pineda, a lieutenant colonel in the Nicaraguan Army, until his death on October 29, 2020.[9] They have two children.[3]

References
  1. "La sandinista Reyna Rueda asume como alcaldesa de Managua por un período de cuatro años". EFE (in Spanish). January 16, 2018. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  2. Moncada, Roy (26 July 2020). "Reyna Rueda se convierte en mayordoma de facto de Santo Domingo de Guzmán". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. Moncada, Roy (2017-09-09). "Reyna Rueda, alcaldesa o sombra de Fidel Moreno". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  4. "Nicaraguan baseball great wowed by stadium named in his honor". noticias.alianzanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07. Photo caption: “Retired Major League pitcher Dennis Martinez (third from left) and wife Luz Marina chat with Managua councilwoman Reyna Rueda (far left), Deputy Mayor Enrique Armas Rosales and municipal chief of staff Fidel Moreno (far right) during a tour of the new National Baseball Stadium on Friday, July 28.”
  5. "4 Die in Nicaragua violence after Sandinista victory in municipal elections". EFE. November 7, 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  6. Moncada, Roy (21 February 2019). "Ortega's Managua Mayor Cancels Plans in Costa Rica due to Protest". Havana Times. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. "Concejal de Sweetwater demanda expulsión y revocación de la visa de alcadesa de Managua". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). July 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  8. "Alcaldesa sandinista de Managua gasta 2.3 millones de córdobas en tour mundial". 100noticias.com.ni (in Spanish). June 23, 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  9. Pérez Miranda, Noel (2020-10-30). "Fallece esposo de la alcaldesa de Managua Reyna Rueda". Artículo 66 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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