Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva (May 5, 1936 – January 12, 2019) was a Honduran politician, and leader of one of

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's (PLH) wings, and was a perennial candidate for

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. On March 20, 1974, he founded the Banco Continental. On October 7, 2015, Rosenthal was labeled a "specially designated narcotics trafficker" under the

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Biography

His

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father, Yankel Rosenthal, emigrated from Romania to Honduras in 1929. His father married Esther Oliva from El Salvador. Rosenthal held a BS degree in

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from the

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and an MS degree from the

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. He was one of the Vice Presidents (known as Designados Presidenciales) during the presidency of

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(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

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named Rosenthal one of "the most powerful men in Honduras" (along with Fredy Nasser and Schucry Kafie). Rosenthal died following a heart attack on January 12, 2019. 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

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Grupo Continental

Banco Continental was founded in 1974 and until its closure in late 2015 was the eighth largest bank in Honduras,CNBS PROCEDE A LA LIQUIDACIÓN FORZOSA DE BANCO CONTINENTAL
by El Tiempo, October 12, 2015 forming part of Grupo Continental, itself founded in 1929 and owned by the Rosenthal family.Llegan liquidadores a Banco Continenta
Published by La Prensa, October 12, 2015 in Spanish

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenthal, Jaime 1936 births 2019 deaths Vice presidents of Honduras People from San Pedro Sula MIT School of Engineering alumni MIT Sloan School of Management alumni Liberal Party of Honduras politicians Honduran people of Salvadoran descent Honduran people of Romanian-Jewish descent Deputies of the National Congress of Honduras Honduran bankers Honduran Jews