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.
[3] His Romanian Jewish father, Yankel Rosenthal, emigrated from Romania to Honduras in 1929.
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).
His nephew, Yankel Rosenthal, is a former minister under President Juan Orlando Hernández.
[9] 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.