List of heads of state of Panama
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[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 and First de facto President (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 (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
- 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
| 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 | 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 | |||
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