Ricardo Arias Espinosa
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Ricardo Arias Espinosa was the 29th President of Panama
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Born in Washington, D.C.
from a prominent Panamanian political family, Arias studied at universities in the United States
, Colombia
and Chile
. He became Second Vice President of Panama in 1952, and served as president from March 29, 1955 to October 1, 1956. He belonged to the National Patriotic Coalition (CNP).
After leaving office in 1956, he served as the Panamanian Ambassador to the United States during the 1960's and in the Board of Directors of numerous companies in Panama. He died in 1993 in Panama City
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His son, Ricardo Alberto Arias
, has been minister of foreign affairs and the Panamanian ambassador to the United Nations
.
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
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Born in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from a prominent Panamanian political family, Arias studied at universities in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. He became Second Vice President of Panama in 1952, and served as president from March 29, 1955 to October 1, 1956. He belonged to the National Patriotic Coalition (CNP).
After leaving office in 1956, he served as the Panamanian Ambassador to the United States during the 1960's and in the Board of Directors of numerous companies in Panama. He died in 1993 in Panama City
Panama City
Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...
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His son, Ricardo Alberto Arias
Ricardo Alberto Arias
Ricardo Alberto Arias was the Panamanian Ambassador to the United Nations, serving from 2004 to 2009...
, has been minister of foreign affairs and the Panamanian ambassador to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
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