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Documents for "Panama History: Biographies":
  • Amador Guerrero, Manuel 1833-1909, first president of Panama (1904-8), b. Colombia. A physician, he served as medical officer for the Panama RR and was a leader in the movement for Panamanian independence from Colombia...
  • Arias, Arnulfo 1901-88, president of Panama (1940-41, 1949-51, Oct., 1968). A Harvard-trained physician, he led the coup that deposed President Florencio Harmodio Arosemena in 1931. He subsequently served in...
  • Bunau-Varilla, Philippe Jean 1859-1940, French engineer, prominent in the Panama Canal controversy. An engineer after 1884 in the original French company for building the canal, he was chief engineer before the company went bankrupt in 1889 and was the organizer (1894) of the new...
  • Noriega, Manuel 1938-, Panamanian general. Commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces from 1983, Noriega consolidated the strong-armed rule inherited from Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera , and became the de facto leader of Panama. A one-time operative for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, he was implicated in drug trafficking, the sale of U.S. secrets to Cuba, and other illegal...
  • Royo Sánchez, Arístides 1940-, president of Panama (1978-82). A former minister of education, he was named president by Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera , the actual ruler of the country. After Torrijos's death (1981), Royo remained...
  • Torrijos Herrera, Omar 1929-81, military leader, dictator of Panama (1968-78). As a lieutenant colonel, he led, together with Col. Boris Martínez, the coup (1968) that ousted President Arnulfo Arias. In 1969, he exiled Martínez, and promoted himself to brigadier general. Later that year, following a coup attempt by younger officers, he tightened his grip on the country. He instituted...

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