Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez (8 November 1905, in Aguadulce – 14 April 1990, in Miami) was

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from October 1, 1964 to September 30, 1968. He studied at the

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and at the

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. Before his presidency, he served on diplomatic missions in France and United Kingdom and also as Minister of Justice (1960–1964). Robles was the cousin of his predecessor,

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. On April 16, 1990, he died in Miami from a long illness.

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