Francisco Rodriguez (President of Panama)

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In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Rodriguez and the second or maternal family name is Poveda .
Francisco Rodriguez
President of Panama
Provisional
In office
1 September 1989 ? 20 December 1989
Vice President Carlos Ozores
Preceded by Manuel Solis Palma
Succeeded by Guillermo Endara
Personal details
Born
Francisco Antonio Rodriguez Poveda

( 1938-11-24 ) 24 November 1938 (age 85)
Herrera , Panama
Political party Democratic Revolutionary Party

Francisco Antonio Rodriguez Poveda (born 24 November 1938) was a Panamanian politician who briefly served as the provisional President of Panama in 1989.

Early life [ edit ]

Rodriguez was born in Herrera Province . [1]

Provisional President of Panama [ edit ]

Rodriguez became provisional President of Panama on 1 September 1989 following the resignation of Manuel Solis Palma . [1] He stood down on 20 December 1989 following the United States invasion of Panama and the arrest of de facto leader Manuel Antonio Noriega . [1] He was one of a series of Noriega's puppet rulers, nicknamed the "Kleenex presidents" in Panama due to their "disposability". [2]

Later life [ edit ]

In 1994, Rodriguez was pardoned by President Guillermo Endara for any crimes committed during the Noriega years. [3] Rodriguez belonged to the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD).

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c Boyd Marciacq, Carmen (16 February 2007). "Los ultimos hombres de Noriega: Francisco 'Pancho' Rodriguez" . El Siglo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
  2. ^ Robert C. Harding (2006). The History of Panama . Greenwood Press. p. 100. ISBN   031333322X .
  3. ^ "Briefs" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Reuters. 7 June 1994. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by President of Panama
September 1989 – December 1989 		Succeeded by


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