Iván H. Ayala Cádiz (born c. 1940) is a university professor and
attorney. He was
mayor
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of
Ponce,
Puerto Rico
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after the resignation of mayor
José Dapena Thompson in 1988, and until 2 January 1989.
Assignment
Ayala Cádiz was previously assistant dean at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
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. He completed Dapena Thompson's last few weeks mayoral term (December 1988 to January 1989) via appointment by his political party, the
PNP. In 1988, former elected mayor Dapena Thompson was charged as co-author of
embezzlement
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of federal funds from
HUD
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; as a result he resigned as mayor. Ayala Cádiz had also been a Superior Court Judge in 2004.
''Muere Rafael "Churumba" Cordero a los 61 años.''
Puerto Rico Herald. 17 January 2004. Accessed 6 April 2018.
Notes
References
See also
* List of Puerto Ricans
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Year of birth uncertain
1930s births
Living people
Mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Roman Catholics