Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva (1936, San Pedro Sula

San Pedro Sula

San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...

) is a Honduran

Honduras

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 politician.

His Romania

Romania

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n-Jewish father, Yankel Rosenthal, emigrated from Romania to Honduras in 1929. Jaime Rosenthal is the leader of one of Liberal Party of Honduras

Liberal Party of Honduras

The Liberal Party of Honduras is a centre-left liberal political party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. The party is a member of the Liberal International...

's (PLH) wings, and has been a perennial candidate for President

President of Honduras

This page lists the Presidents of Honduras.Colonial Honduras declared its independence from Spain on 15 September 1821. From 5 January 1822 to 1 July 1823, Honduras was part of the First Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide....

. Because of his age, Jaime Rosenthal is preparing his son Yani

Yani Rosenthal

Yani Benjamin Rosenthal Hildago is a businessman and politician.-Personal Data:His parents are Jaime Rosenthal and Miriam Marina Hildago de Rosenthal. He has a sister, Patricia and three brothers; Jaime , Carlos José and César Augusto...

 to run for the Presidency of Honduras in the near future.

Rosenthal has a BS

Bachelor of Science

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 in Civil Engineering

Civil engineering

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 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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 and an SM

Master of Science

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 degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management

MIT Sloan School of Management

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. 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, also former Honduras Congressman (Jan. 2002- Jan. 2006)

Grupo Continental

Rosenthal, with his brother, Edwin Rosenthal, and other businessmen, own Grupo Continental

Grupo Continental

Grupo Continental is a beverage company geared to the production, sales and distribution of products owned by The Coca-Cola Company, has a presence in central and western Mexico. The company has its headquarters in Tampico, Tamaulipas....

.,some of his companies are:

Mr. Rosenthal and his brother, Edwin Rosenthal among with other businessmen, are the owners of Grupo Continental (Continental Group), which includes among others:

A Bank (Banco Continental)
An Insurance Company (Seguros Continental)
A Civil Engineering Construction Company (Con-Delta)
A newspaper (El Tiempo)
A TV network (Canal 11)
A Cable TV network (Cablecolor)
A Cement Company (Cementos del Norte)
An Alligator skin export company (Cocodrilos Continental)
A Coffee Export and Cropping Company (Cafe Continental)
A Processing Free Zone (ZIP Continental)
A Food Packing Plant (Empacadora Continental)
A Sugar Refining Plant (Compañía Azucarera Chumbagua)
A Large Percentage in the third largest Honduran Bank (Banco de Occidente)
Residential Zones in Many cities of Honduras- (Residencial Kassandras, Residencial Oro Verde, Colonia Universidad, Residencial Los Prado, Llanos De Sula)
A Banana Company (Bananas Naco)
Ranches for Cow Breeding- (Ganaderia Quimistan, Corderos Continental)
A Cacao Farm (Cacao Continental)