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Eric Arturo Delvalle Cohen-Henriquez
(2 February 1937 – 2 October 2015) was a
Panamanian
politician and a member of the
Republican Party
. He served as the
Vice President of Panama
from 1984 until 28 September 1985. He then served as the
President
until 26 February 1988 under
Manuel Noriega
. He tried to overthrow Noriega but went into hiding and left the country.
Delvalle was born in
Panama City
. He was of
Jewish
ancestry
. His uncle,
Max Delvalle
, was the first Jewish president in
Latin America
. He was married to Mariela Delvalle.
Delvalle died on 2 October 2015 in
Cleveland
,
Ohio
,
United States
. He was 78.
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