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Contents 1 List of the Presidents of Panama (1840-Present) 1.1 Shortlived first independence (1840-1841) 1.2 President of the Municipal Council of Panama and de facto President (1903) 1.3 Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903-1904) 1.4 Presidents of Panama (1904-Present) 1.5 Military (de facto) leaders of Panama (1968-1989) 2 Latest election 3 References

[edit] List of the Presidents of Panama (1840-Present)

This page lists presidents of Panama since both independences, in 1840 and in 1903. See also lists of incumbents.

[edit] Shortlived first independence (1840-1841)

• Superior Civil Chief 18 November 1840 - 20 March 1841 general Tomás de Herrera (b. 1804 - d. 1854)
• Superior Chief of State 20 March 1841 - 8 June 1841 the same Tomás de Herrera
• President 8 June 1841 - 31 December 1841 the same Tomás de Herrera

[edit] President of the Municipal Council of Panama and de facto President (1903)

• Demetrio H. Brid: 3 November 1903 - 4 November 1903

[edit] Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903-1904)

• José Agustín Arango: 4 November 1903 - 20 February 1904
• Tomás Arias: 4 November 1903 - 20 February 1904
• Federico Boyd: 4 November 1903 - 20 February 1904

[edit] Presidents of Panama (1904-Present)

• Manuel Amador: 20 February 1904 – 1 October 1908
• José Domingo de Obaldía: 1 October 1908 – 1 March 1910
• Carlos Antonio Mendoza (acting): March 1 – 1 October 1910
• Federico Boyd (acting): 1 – 5 October 1910
• Pablo Arosemena (acting): 5 October 1910 – 1 October 1912
• Belisario Porras: 1 October 1912 – 1 October 1916
• Ramón Maximiliano Valdés: 1 October 1916 – 3 June 1918
• Ciro Luis Urriola (acting): June 3 – 1 October 1918
• Pedro Antonio Díaz (acting): 1 – 12 October 1918
• Belisario Porras: 12 October 1918 – 30 January 1920
• Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre (acting): January 30 – 1 October 1920
• Belisario Porras: 1 October 1920 – 1 October 1924
• Rodolfo Chiari: 1 October 1924 – 1 October 1928
• Florencio Harmodio Arosemena: 1 October 1928 – 3 January 1931
• Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro: 16 January 1931 – 5 June 1932
• Harmodio Arias: 5 June 1932 – 1 October 1936
• Juan Demóstenes Arosemena: 1 October 1936 – 16 December 1939
• Ezequiel Fernández (acting): 16 – 18 December 1939
• Augusto Samuel Boyd (acting): 18 December 1939 – 1 October 1940
• Arnulfo Arias: 1 October 1940 – 9 October 1941
• Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia: 9 October 1941 – 15 June 1945
• Enrique Adolfo Jiménez (provisional): 15 June 1945 – 7 August 1948
• Domingo Díaz Arosemena: 7 August 1948 – 28 July 1949
• Daniel Chanis: July 28 – 20 November 1949
• Roberto Francisco Chiari: 20 – 24 November 1949
• Arnulfo Arias: 24 November 1949 – 9 May 1951
• Alcibíades Arosemena: 9 May 1951 – 1 October 1952
• José Antonio Remón: 1 October 1952 – 2 January 1955
• José Ramón Guizado: January 2 – 29 March 1955
• Ricardo Arias: 29 March 1955 – 1 October 1956
• Ernesto de la Guardia: 1 October 1956 – 1 October 1960
• Roberto Francisco Chiari: 1 October 1960 – 1 October 1964
• Marco Aurelio Robles: 1 October 1964 – 1 October 1968 (Max Delvalle (acting): 8 April – 15 April 1967
• Arnulfo Arias: 1 – 11 October 1968
• José María Pinilla (Chairman Provisional Junta alongside Deputy Colonel Bolivar Urrutia): 12 October 1968 – 18 December 1969
• Demetrio B. Lakas: 19 December 1969 – 11 October 1978
• Aristides Royo: 11 October 1978 – 31 July 1982
• Ricardo de la Espriella: 31 July 1982 – 13 February 1984
• Jorge Illueca: February 13 – 11 October 1984
• Nicolás Ardito Barletta: 11 October 1984 – 28 September 1985
• Eric Arturo Delvalle: 28 September 1985 – 26 February 1988
• Manuel Solís (acting): 26 February 1988 – 1 September 1989
• Francisco Rodríguez (provisional): 1 September – 20 December 1989
• Guillermo Endara: 20 December 1989 – 1 September 1994
• Ernesto Pérez Balladares: 1 September 1994 – 1 September 1999
• Mireya Moscoso: 1 September 1999 – 1 September 2004
• Martín Torrijos: 1 September 2004 –1 July 2009
• Ricardo Martinelli: 1 July 2009 – Incumbent

[edit] Military (de facto) leaders of Panama (1968-1989)

From 1968 to 1989, the commandant of the Panamanian Defense Forces (known as the National Guard until 1983) was the de facto leader of Panama.

• Brigadier General Omar Torrijos: 11 October 1968 – 31 July 1981
• Colonel Florencio Flores Aguilar: 31 July 1981 – 3 March 1982
• Colonel Ruben Dario Paredes: 3 March 1982 – 12 August 1983
• General Manuel Noriega: 12 August 1983 – 20 December 1989

[edit] Latest election

e • d  Summary of the 3 May 2009 Panamanian presidential election results

Candidates	Parties	Votes	%
Ricardo Martinelli	Democratic Change, Patriotic Union Party, Panameñista Party, Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement	952,333	59.97
Balbina Herrera	Democratic Revolutionary Party, People's Party, Liberal Party	597,227	37.70
Guillermo Endara	Fatherland's Moral Vanguard Party	36,867	2.33
Valid votes (turnout 73.99%)		1,558,445	100.0
Blank votes		19,105	1.17
Invalid votes		30,976	1.89
Total votes		1,636,508	100.00
Source: Tribunal Electoral

[edit] References

• WorldStatesmen- Panama

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