This article lists the heads of state of
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...
since the short-lived first independence from the
Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final
separation
Separation may refer to:
Films
* ''Separation'' (1967 film), a British feature film written by and starring Jane Arden and directed by Jack Bond
* ''La Séparation'', 1994 French film
* ''A Separation'', 2011 Iranian film
* ''Separation'' (20 ...
from
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
in 1903.
Free State of the Isthmus (1840–1841)
Republic of Panama (1903–present)
President of the Municipal Council of Panama and ''de facto'' President (1903)
Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903–1904)
Presidents of Panama (1904–present)
Military leaders of Panama (1968–1989)
From 1968 to 1989 a
military junta exerted actual control over the country and nominated the president, who himself held little power. The following individuals were leaders of the junta.
Latest election
Living former presidents
As of , there are nine living former Panamanian presidents:
See also
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Politics of Panama
The politics of Panama take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic with multi-party system, whereby the President of Panama is both head of state and head of government.
Executive power is exercised by the ...
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List of political parties in Panama
This article lists political parties in Panama.
Panama has a multi-party system. Although there are three major political parties, no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition g ...
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History of Panama
The history of Panama includes the history of the Isthmus of Panama prior to European colonization.
Before the arrival of Europeans, Panama was widely settled by Chibchan, Chocoan, and Cueva peoples. There is no accurate knowledge of the size ...
References
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Heads of state of Panama
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1904 establishments in Panama