Marco Aurelio Robles Explained

Marco Aurelio Robles
Order:President of Panama
Term Start:1 October 1964
Term End:1 October 1968
Vicepresident:Max Delvalle
Raúl Arango
Predecessor:Roberto Chiari
Successor:Arnulfo Arias
Birth Name:Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez
Birth Date:8 November 1905
Birth Place:Aguadulce, Panama
Death Place:Miami, Florida, United States
Profession:Politician
Party:National Liberal Party

Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez (8 November 1905, in Aguadulce  - 14 April 1990, in Miami) was President of Panama from October 1, 1964 to September 30, 1968.[1] He studied at the University of Panama and at the Sorbonne.[2] Before his presidency, he served on diplomatic missions in France and United Kingdom and also as Minister of Justice (1960–1964).

Robles was the cousin of his predecessor, Roberto Francisco Chiari.[3]

On April 16, 1990, he died in Miami from a long illness.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panama Archives, Table 3: Presidents of Panama 1955 to Present. 24 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215431/http://www.pa/secciones/patria/archivo_tablas/tabla3.htm. 27 September 2011.
  2. News: NY Times Obituary. 24 June 2011 . The New York Times. Eric. Pace. 17 April 1990.
  3. Book: Stephen G. Rabe

    . Rabe. Stephen G.. Stephen G. Rabe. The Most Dangerous Area in the World: John F. Kennedy Confronts Communist Revolution in Latin America. 1999. University of North Carolina press. Chapel Hill. 080784764X. 191.

  4. Web site: 1990-04-16. Marco Aurelio Robles; Ex-President of Panama Who Fled After Coup. 2020-06-09. Los Angeles Times. en-US.