Ricardo Maduro

Birth Name: Ricardo Rodolfo Maduro Joest

Place of Birth: Panama

Date of Birth: 20 April, 1946

Ethnicity:
*father – Sephardi Jewish
*maternal grandfather – Dutch, French
*maternal grandmother – Honduran, Guatemalan, Costa Rican

Ricardo Maduro is a Honduran politician. He served as President of Honduras, from 27 January, 2002 to 27 January, 2006, as well as, President of the Central Bank of Honduras, from 27 January, 1990 to 27 January, 1994.

Ricardo was born in Panama, to a Panamanian father, who was Jewish, and a Guatemalan mother, of Dutch, French, Honduran, and Guatemalan ancestry. Ricardo is married to Melissa Callejas. He has had four children with his former wife Miriam Andréu. His son, Ricardo Ernesto, was kidnapped at 25, in 1997; his body was found two days later.

Ricardo’s paternal grandfather was Osmond Levy Maduro (the son of Isaac Levy Maduro and Clarita Jessurun Lindo). Osmond was born on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Isaac was the son of Isaac L. Maduro and Hannah De Lima. Clarita was born in Venezuela, the daughter of Jacob Jesurun Lindo, who was born in the Virgin Islands, and of Benvenida Piza Sasso, who was born on Curaçao.

Ricardo’s paternal grandmother was Anita Cardoze Lindo (the daughter of Isaac Haim Cardoze De Meza and Judith “Julita” Lindo Piza). Anita was born in Panama City, Panama. Isaac was born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, the son of Rabbi David Cardoze Fidanque, who was born on Curaçao; and of Rachel Adeliza De Meza, who was also born on the Virgin Islands. Judith was born in Venezuela, the daughter of Jacob Jesurun Lindo, who was born on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and of Benvenida Piza Sasso, who was born in Curaçao.

Ricardo’s great-grandmothers Clarita and Judith were sisters.

Ricardo’s maternal grandfather was Louis Julius Joest (the son of Rodolphus Joest and Marie Thérése Thabussot). Louis was a banker and historian, who was born in Aachen, Germany, to a Dutch father and a French mother.

Ricardo’s maternal grandmother was Julia Midence Flores (the daughter of Ramón Midence Valle and Isabel Flores Corredor). Julia was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to a Honduran father and a Guatemalan mother. Ramón was the son of Ramón José de Jesús Midence Vásquez and Vicenta Valle Román. Isabel was the daughter of Francisco Flores Madrid and Carmen Corredor.

Each of Ricardo’s grandparents was born in a different country, something that is fairly rare. Actors Remy Auberjonois, Hart Bochner, Raymond Cham, Jr., Noah Emmerich, Lily James, Stephen Lang, Jessica Lange, Logan Lerman, Robert Morley, Brett Pierce, Ben Rosenfield, Andy Samberg, and Wallace Shawn, filmmaker John G. Avildsen, musicians Tom Cochrane, Paula Cole, Alex Pall, and Jeff Stinco, politician Nick Clegg, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, are others whose grandparents were born in four individual countries.

Sources: Genealogy of Ricardo Maduro – https://www.geni.com

Ricardo’s maternal grandfather, Louis Julius Joest, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Information about Ricardo’s maternal grandfather, Louis Julius Joest – https://prabook.com