Marco Aurelio Robles

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Marco Aurelio Robles
President of Panama
In office
1 October 1964 – 1 October 1968
Vice PresidentMax Delvalle
Raúl Arango
Preceded byRoberto Chiari
Succeeded byArnulfo Arias
Personal details
Born
Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Panama Archives, Table 3: Presidents of Panama 1955 to Present". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. ^ Pace, Eric (17 April 1990). "NY Times Obituary". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. ^ Rabe, Stephen G. (1999). The Most Dangerous Area in the World: John F. Kennedy Confronts Communist Revolution in Latin America. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina press. p. 191. ISBN 080784764X.
Political offices
Preceded by
Roberto Francisco Chiari
President of Panama
1964–1968
Succeeded by
Arnulfo Arias Madrid