Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Poveda (born 24 November 1938) is a Panamanian politician who briefly served as the provisional
President of Panama
This article lists the heads of state of Panama since the short-lived first independence from the Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final Separation of Panama from Colombia, separation from Colombia in 1903. Since 1904 the head of state of ...
in 1989.
Early life
Rodríguez was born in
Herrera Province
Herrera () is a province in Panama. Named after General Tomás Herrera, the province was founded on January 18, 1915 from a division of the Los Santos province. The capital city of Herrera is Chitré, which is located near the province's co ...
.
Provisional President of Panama
Rodríguez became provisional President of Panama on 1 September 1989 following the resignation of
Manuel Solís Palma
Manuel Solís Palma (3 December 1917 in Los Santos Province – 6 November 2009) was the acting president of Panama from 26 February 1988 to 1 September 1989, under the military rule of Manuel Noriega. He served as education minister in seve ...
.
[ He stood down on 20 December 1989 following the ]United States invasion of Panama
The United States invaded Panama in mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The purpose of the invasion was to depose the '' de facto'' ruler of Panama, General Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by U.S. authorities for rack ...
and the arrest of '' de facto'' leader Manuel Antonio Noriega
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno ( , ; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian dictator and military officer who was the ''de facto'' ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially served as president of Panama, instea ...
.[ He was one of a series of Noriega's puppet rulers, nicknamed the "Kleenex presidents" in Panama due to their "disposability".
]
Later life
In 1994, Rodríguez was pardoned by President Guillermo Endara
Guillermo David Endara Galimany (May 12, 1936 – September 28, 2009) was a Panamanian politician who served as the president of Panama from 1989 to 1994.
Raised in a family allied to Panameñista Party founder Arnulfo Arias, Endara attend ...
for any crimes committed during the Noriega years.Democratic Revolutionary Party
The Democratic Revolutionary Party (, PRD) is a Centre-left politics, centre-left political party in Panama founded in 1979 by General Omar Torrijos. To date, it has been the party of four Panamian presidents: Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino ( ...
(PRD).
See also
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References
1938 births
Living people
20th-century presidents of Panama
Democratic Revolutionary Party politicians
People from Herrera Province
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