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Francisco Rodríguez (President of Panama)

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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 85)
Herrera, Panama
Political partyDemocratic Revolutionary Party

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

Early life

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Rodríguez was born in Herrera Province.[1]

Provisional President of Panama

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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

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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

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References

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  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