Irma Flaquer

Irma Flaquer (5 September 1938 – disappeared 16 October 1980) was a Guatemalan psychologist and journalist known for her pointed critiques against the Guatemalan government. Flaquer survived an assassination attempt before her enforced disappearance in October 1980.

Early life and education Irma Marina Flaquer Azurdia was born on 5 September 1938 in Guatemala City to Fernando Flaquer, an actor and theater producer for a travelling zarzuela troupe, and Olga Marina Azurdia (died 1949), an opera singer. Flaquer's father was Catalan and had immigrated to Havana as a child, whilst her mother was born in New Orleans to Guatemalan and Nicaraguan parents who later returned to Guatamala.

Flaquer was a member of the Guatemalan Journalists Association .

The petition was transmitted to the Guatemalan State on 8 July 1997, which subsequently filed a response on 9 October 1997. Flaquer and Valle later divorced in 1958.