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{{Short description|Honduran politician (1936–2019)}}
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| name = Jaime Rosenthal
| name = Jaime Rosenthal
| birth_name = Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|5|5}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|5|5}}
| birth_place = [[San Pedro Sula]], [[Honduras]]
| birth_place = [[San Pedro Sula]], [[Honduras]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|12|1936|5|5}}
| death_place = San Pedro Sula
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| citizenship = [[Honduras|Honduran]]
| office1 = Member of [[National Congress of Honduras]]
| term_start1 = January 2002
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|office1 = Member of [[National Congress of Honduras]]
|term_start1 = January 2002
| term_end1 = January 2006
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| office2 = Third [[Vice President of Honduras]]
|term_end1 = January 2006
| term_start2 = January 1986
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|office2 = Third Vice President of Honduras
|term_start2 = 1986
| term_end2 = 1989
| president2 = [[José Azcona del Hoyo]]
|term_end2 = 1989
| alma_mater = [[MIT Sloan School of Management]] <br> [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
| alma_mater = [[MIT Sloan School of Management]] <br> [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
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| party = [[Liberal Party of Honduras]]
| occupation = politician
| occupation = Politician
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'''Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva''' (born May 5, 1936 in [[San Pedro Sula]], [[Honduras]]) is a Honduran politician,<ref>[http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/politica/6505-las-autoridades-electas-tienen-un-compromiso-grande-jaime-rosenthal Las autoridades electas tienen un compromiso grande: Jaime Rosenthal]</ref> and leader of one of [[Liberal Party of Honduras]]'s (PLH) wings, and was a perennial candidate for [[President of Honduras|President]]. On March 20, 1974 he founded the [[Banco Continental (Honduras)|Banco Continental]].<ref>[http://www2.bancon.hn/quienes-somos/nosotros/historia/ Historia Published by Banco Continental, retrieved October 12, 2015]</ref> On October 7, 2015, Rosenthal was labeled a "specially designated narcotics trafficker" under the [[Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]].<ref name="usnews">{{cite news |url=http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/10/07/powerful-honduran-businessman-accused-of-money-laundering|date=2015-10-09 |title=Powerful Honduran businessman indicted in US for alleged money laundering for drug traffickers}}</ref>
'''Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva''' (May 5, 1936 – January 12, 2019) was a Honduran politician,<ref>[http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/politica/6505-las-autoridades-electas-tienen-un-compromiso-grande-jaime-rosenthal Las autoridades electas tienen un compromiso grande: Jaime Rosenthal]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and leader of one of [[Liberal Party of Honduras]]'s (PLH) wings, and was a perennial candidate for [[President of Honduras|President]]. On March 20, 1974, he founded the [[Banco Continental (Honduras)|Banco Continental]].<ref>[http://www2.bancon.hn/quienes-somos/nosotros/historia/ Historia Published by Banco Continental, retrieved October 12, 2015] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117034520/http://www2.bancon.hn/quienes-somos/nosotros/historia/ |date=November 17, 2015 }}</ref> On October 7, 2015, Rosenthal was labeled a "specially designated narcotics trafficker" under the [[Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]].<ref name="usnews">{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/10/07/powerful-honduran-businessman-accused-of-money-laundering|date=2015-10-09 |title=Powerful Honduran businessman indicted in US for alleged money laundering for drug traffickers}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
His [[Romania]]n-[[Jewish people|Jewish]] father, Yankel Rosenthal, emigrated from Romania to Honduras in 1929.<ref name="Luxner">{{cite news |url=http://www.luxner.com/cgi-bin/view_article.cgi?articleID=18|publisher=luxner.com|date=2001-10-13 |title=Head Honcho of Honduras}}</ref><ref name="Jornada">{{cite news |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2009/11/24/index.php?section=mundo&article=026n1mun |publisher=La Jornada|language=Spanish |date=2009-11-24 |title=El golpe deja un daño económico irreversible, y al PL "dividido para siempre": Rosenthal}}</ref> Rosenthal has a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] degree in [[Civil Engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] and an [[Master of Science|MS]] degree from the [[MIT Sloan School of Management]]. He was one of the Vice Presidents (known as Designados Presidenciales) during the Presidency of [[Jose Azcona Hoyo]] (Jan. 1986-Jan.1990) and resigned because of political differences. He was also formerly a Congressman in Honduras, (Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2006).
His [[Romania]]n [[Jewish people|Jewish]] father, Yankel Rosenthal, emigrated from Romania to Honduras in 1929.<ref name="Luxner">{{cite news|url=http://www.luxner.com/cgi-bin/view_article.cgi?articleID=18|publisher=luxner.com|date=2001-10-13|title=Head Honcho of Honduras|access-date=2010-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229003505/http://www.luxner.com/cgi-bin/view_article.cgi?articleID=18|archive-date=2010-12-29|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Jornada">{{cite news |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2009/11/24/index.php?section=mundo&article=026n1mun |publisher=La Jornada|language=es |date=2009-11-24 |title=El golpe deja un daño económico irreversible, y al PL "dividido para siempre": Rosenthal}}</ref> His father married Esther Oliva from El Salvador.<ref name="Confidencial">{{cite news|last1=Dada|first1=Carlos|title=Un zoológico de bestias fundado por un narco asesino|url=https://confidencial.com.ni/un-zoologico-de-bestias-fundado-por-un-narco-asesino/|access-date=21 December 2017|publisher=Confidencial|date=22 September 2017|language=es}}</ref> Rosenthal held a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] degree in [[Civil Engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] and an [[Master of Science|MS]] degree from the [[MIT Sloan School of Management]]. He was one of the Vice Presidents (known as Designados Presidenciales) during the presidency of [[José Azcona del Hoyo]] (Jan. 1986-Jan.1990) and resigned because of political differences. He was also a Congressman in Honduras, (Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2006). A 2006 study by the [[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]] named Rosenthal one of "the most powerful men in Honduras" (along with [[Fredy Nasser]] and [[Schucry Kafie]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/2006/12/honduras-governed-by-vested-interests/|title=HONDURAS: Governed by Vested Interests|first=Thelma|last=Mejía|publisher=[[Inter Press Service]]|date=December 15, 2006}}</ref>

Rosenthal died following a heart attack on January 12, 2019.<ref>[http://www.latribuna.hn/2019/01/12/muere-el-empresario-jaime-rosenthal-oliva/ Muere el empresario Jaime Rosenthal Oliva] Published by La Tribuna</ref> He was 82 years old. He was the father of [[Yani Rosenthal]], who was a minister from 2006 to 2009 under Manuel Zelaya. His nephew, [[Yankel Rosenthal]], is a former minister under President [[Juan Orlando Hernández]].<ref name="extradition">{{cite web |title=US requests ex-Honduran VP's extradition on drug trafficking |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/us-requests-ex-honduran-vps-extradition-drug-trafficking |website=RFI |language=en |date=3 January 2016}}</ref>


==Grupo Continental==
==Grupo Continental==
[[Banco Continental (Honduras)|Banco Continental]] was founded in 1974 and until its closure in late 2015 was the eighth largest bank in Honduras,<ref name ="tiempito">[http://www.tiempo.hn/la-cnbs-se-volvio-sorda-ante-el-clamor-de-miles-de-familias/ CNBS PROCEDE A LA LIQUIDACIÓN FORZOSA DE BANCO CONTINENTAL by [[El Tiempo (Honduras)|El Tiempo]], October 12, 2015]</ref> forming part of [[Grupo Continental (Honduras)|Grupo Continental]], itself founded in 1929<ref>[http://www.latribuna.hn/2015/10/07/grupo-continental-reacciona-ante-acusaciones-por-lavado-de-activos/ Grupo Continental reacciona ante acusaciones por lavado de activos, published in [[La Tribuna (Honduras)|La Tribuna]], 7, October, 2015]</ref> and owned by the Rosenthal family.<ref name ="prensito">[http://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/889593-410/llegan-liquidadores-a-banco-continental Llegan liquidadores a Banco Continenta] Published by [[La Prensa (Honduras)|La Prensa, October 12, 2015 in Spanish]]</ref>
[[Banco Continental (Honduras)|Banco Continental]] was founded in 1974 and until its closure in late 2015 was the eighth largest bank in Honduras,<ref name ="tiempito">[http://www.tiempo.hn/la-cnbs-se-volvio-sorda-ante-el-clamor-de-miles-de-familias/ CNBS PROCEDE A LA LIQUIDACIÓN FORZOSA DE BANCO CONTINENTAL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919122614/http://tiempo.hn/la-cnbs-se-volvio-sorda-ante-el-clamor-de-miles-de-familias/ |date=2016-09-19 }} by [[El Tiempo (Honduras)|El Tiempo]], October 12, 2015</ref> forming part of [[Grupo Continental (Honduras)|Grupo Continental]], itself founded in 1929<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latribuna.hn/2015/10/07/grupo-continental-reacciona-ante-acusaciones-por-lavado-de-activos/ |title=Grupo Continental reacciona ante acusaciones por lavado de activos, published in &#91;&#91;La Tribuna (Honduras){{!}}La Tribuna&#93;&#93;, 7, October, 2015 |access-date=2015-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015032220/http://www.latribuna.hn/2015/10/07/grupo-continental-reacciona-ante-acusaciones-por-lavado-de-activos/ |archive-date=2015-10-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and owned by the Rosenthal family.<ref name ="prensito">[http://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/889593-410/llegan-liquidadores-a-banco-continental Llegan liquidadores a Banco Continenta] Published by [[La Prensa (Honduras)|La Prensa, October 12, 2015 in Spanish]]</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 10 June 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rosenthal and the second or maternal family name is Oliva.
Jaime Rosenthal
Member of National Congress of Honduras
In office
January 2002 – January 2006
Third Vice President of Honduras
In office
January 1986 – 1989
PresidentJosé Azcona del Hoyo
Personal details
Born
Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva

(1936-05-05)May 5, 1936
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
DiedJanuary 12, 2019(2019-01-12) (aged 82)
San Pedro Sula
Political partyLiberal Party of Honduras
Alma materMIT Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationPolitician

Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva (May 5, 1936 – January 12, 2019) was a Honduran politician,[1] and leader of one of Liberal Party of Honduras's (PLH) wings, and was a perennial candidate for President. On March 20, 1974, he founded the Banco Continental.[2] On October 7, 2015, Rosenthal was labeled a "specially designated narcotics trafficker" under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.[3]

Biography

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His Romanian Jewish father, Yankel Rosenthal, emigrated from Romania to Honduras in 1929.[4][5] His father married Esther Oliva from El Salvador.[6] Rosenthal held a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MS degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He was one of the Vice Presidents (known as Designados Presidenciales) during the presidency of José Azcona del Hoyo (Jan. 1986-Jan.1990) and resigned because of political differences. He was also a Congressman in Honduras, (Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2006). A 2006 study by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation named Rosenthal one of "the most powerful men in Honduras" (along with Fredy Nasser and Schucry Kafie).[7]

Rosenthal died following a heart attack on January 12, 2019.[8] He was 82 years old. He was the father of Yani Rosenthal, who was a minister from 2006 to 2009 under Manuel Zelaya. His nephew, Yankel Rosenthal, is a former minister under President Juan Orlando Hernández.[9]

Grupo Continental

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Banco Continental was founded in 1974 and until its closure in late 2015 was the eighth largest bank in Honduras,[10] forming part of Grupo Continental, itself founded in 1929[11] and owned by the Rosenthal family.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Las autoridades electas tienen un compromiso grande: Jaime Rosenthal[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Historia Published by Banco Continental, retrieved October 12, 2015 Archived November 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Powerful Honduran businessman indicted in US for alleged money laundering for drug traffickers". 2015-10-09.
  4. ^ "Head Honcho of Honduras". luxner.com. 2001-10-13. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  5. ^ "El golpe deja un daño económico irreversible, y al PL "dividido para siempre": Rosenthal" (in Spanish). La Jornada. 2009-11-24.
  6. ^ Dada, Carlos (22 September 2017). "Un zoológico de bestias fundado por un narco asesino" (in Spanish). Confidencial. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. ^ Mejía, Thelma (December 15, 2006). "HONDURAS: Governed by Vested Interests". Inter Press Service.
  8. ^ Muere el empresario Jaime Rosenthal Oliva Published by La Tribuna
  9. ^ "US requests ex-Honduran VP's extradition on drug trafficking". RFI. 3 January 2016.
  10. ^ CNBS PROCEDE A LA LIQUIDACIÓN FORZOSA DE BANCO CONTINENTAL Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine by El Tiempo, October 12, 2015
  11. ^ "Grupo Continental reacciona ante acusaciones por lavado de activos, published in [[La Tribuna (Honduras)|La Tribuna]], 7, October, 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  12. ^ Llegan liquidadores a Banco Continenta Published by La Prensa, October 12, 2015 in Spanish
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