Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango explained

Ricardo de la Guardia
Order:President of Panama
Deputy:Presidential designates (1941)
José Pezet Arosemena
Aníbal Ríos Delgado
Presidential designates (1945)
Jeptha Brawner Duncan
Miguel Ángel Grimaldo
Alcibíades Arosemena
Term Start:9 October 1941
Term End:15 June 1945
Predecessor:Arnulfo Arias
Successor:Enrique Adolfo Jiménez
Birth Name:Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango
Birth Date:4 March 1899
Birth Place:Panama Department, Colombia (now Panama)
Death Place:Panama
Party:Independent

Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango (14 March 1899 – 29 December 1969) was the 11th President of Panama from October 9, 1941 to June 15, 1945, during World War II.[1] [2] He also served as governor of Panamá Province from 1936 to 1938. His government was the first Latin American government to declare war on the Axis Powers following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and he allowed the United States to lease military bases across the country.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lentz, Harris M. . Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 . 2014-02-04 . Routledge . 978-1-134-26490-2 . en.
  2. Book: Tejeira, Gil Blas . Biografía de Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia . 1971 . editor no identificado . es.