| 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.