Francisco Rodríguez (President of Panama)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Poveda.
Francisco Rodríguez
President of Panama
Provisional
In office
1 September 1989 – 20 December 1989
Vice PresidentCarlos Ozores
Preceded byManuel Solís Palma
Succeeded byGuillermo Endara
Personal details
Born
Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Poveda

(1938-11-24) 24 November 1938 (age 86)
Herrera, Panama
Political partyDemocratic Revolutionary Party

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

Early life

Rodríguez was born in Herrera Province.[1]

Provisional President of Panama

Rodríguez became provisional President of Panama on 1 September 1989 following the resignation of Manuel Solís 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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Boyd Marciacq, Carmen (16 February 2007). "Los últimos hombres de Noriega: Francisco 'Pancho' Rodríguez". 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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