Ricardo Arias (politician)

Ricardo Manuel Arias Espinosa (5 April 1912 – 15 March 1993) was the 29th President of Panama.

Ricardo Arias
President of Panama
In office
29 March 1955 – 1 October 1956
Preceded byJosé Ramón Guizado
Succeeded byErnesto de la Guardia
Personal details
Born
Ricardo Manuel Arias Espinosa

(1912-04-05)5 April 1912
Washington, D.C., United States
Died15 March 1993(1993-03-15) (aged 80)
Panama City, Panama
NationalityPanamanian
Political partyNational Patriotic Coalition
ProfessionPolitician, businessman

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).

He was President of the National Assembly from 1956 to 1957.[1] He later served as the Panamanian Ambassador to the United States during the 1960s and in the Board of Directors of numerous companies in Panama. He died in 1993 in Panama City.

His son, Ricardo Alberto Arias, has been minister of foreign affairs and the Panamanian ambassador to the United Nations.

References
  1. PALABRAS LLANAS - 50 años de visión y Compromiso (1906-2006)
Political offices
Preceded by
José Ramón Guizado		 First Vice President of Panama
1955		 Succeeded by
Vacant
Preceded by
José Ramón Guizado		 President of Panama
1955–1956		 Succeeded by
Ernesto de la Guardia


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