Jorge Illueca Explained

Jorge Illueca
Order1:President of the United Nations General Assembly
Term Start1:1983
Term End1:1984
Predecessor1:Imre Hollai
Successor1:Paul J. F. Lusaka
Office2:President of Panama
Vicepresident2:Carlos Ozores (1984)
Term Start2:February 13, 1984
Term End2:October 11, 1984
Predecessor2:Ricardo de la Espriella
Successor2:Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino
Office3:Vice President of Panama
Term Start3:1982
Term End3:1984
Predecessor3:Ricardo de la Espriella
Successor3:Carlos Ozores
Birth Name:Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste
Birth Date:17 September 1918
Birth Place:Panama City, Panama
Death Place:Panama City, Panama
Alma Mater:University of Panama
Harvard University
University of Chicago

Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste (September 17, 1918[1] – May 3, 2012) was a Panamanian politician and diplomat who served as President of Panama in 1984.[2]

Biography

Illueca was born in Panama City, Panama. He attended the University of Panama, Harvard University and the University of Chicago (Doctor of Law, 1955). He became one of the most important lawyers in his country, taught as a professor at the University of Panama, and by the 1970s had begun his diplomatic career, at first working at the United Nations on international law issues. He served as Ambassador of Panama to the United Nations from 1976 to 1981, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama from 1981 to 1983. In 1982 he was elected Vice President of Panama, and served as President for a few months in 1984 following the president's resignation until new elections in which he did not run. Also during this time, he was president of the UN General Assembly from 1983 to 1984. He served as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague from 1974 to 1990 and as a member of the United Nations International Law Commission three times (1982–1986, 1987–1991 and 1997–2001). He continued to work for the United Nations, particularly on environmental issues.

He was known to be an outspoken opponent of the US Army's School of the Americas, which he called "the biggest base for destabilization in Latin America.”

His first daughter, Irene, had one son (Daniel King) through her first marriage. She remarried and later adopted 2 of her grandchildren (Christian and Skyla). His eldest son Jorge Jr had 3 children from his first marriage (David, Jorge Jr Jr and Angelica). And later on five more came along from his second marriage (Helena, Emilia, Cecilia, Christa, and Eliza).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory. 3 September 2007. LexisNexis. 9781561607341. 3 September 2021. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Wikimedia Commons . Morre o ex-presidente panamenho Jorge Illueca Sibauste - Mortes - EXAME.com . Exame.abril.com.br . 23 June 2010 . 4 May 2012.
  3. Johnson, Chalmers. The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secret, and the End of the Republic