Ricardo Arias Espinosa

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Ricardo Arias Espinosa (5 April 191215 March 1993) was the 29th President of Panama.

Born in Washington, D.C. from a prominent Panamanian political family, Arias studied at universities in the United States, Colombia and Chile. He became Vice-President of Panama in 1952, and served as president from March 29, 1955 to October 1, 1956.

After leaving office in 1956, he served in the Board of Directors of numerous companies in Panama. He died in 1993 in Panama City.


Preceded by
José Ramón Guizado Valdés
President of Panama
1955–1956
Succeeded by
Ernesto de la Guardia Navarro


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