Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Barreati (24 June 1879 – 16 December 1939) was President of Panama from October 1, 1936, to December 16, 1939.[1][2] He belonged to the National Liberal Party. His Vice-presidents were the conservative Augusto Samuel Boyd and Ezequiel Fernández Jaén, the maximum leader and founder of the National Revolutionary Party (today Panameñista Party). He died being President of the Republic of Panamá and was briefly succeeded by Ezequiel Fernández Jaén who was his second vice-president while the first one, Augusto Samuel Boyd, left Washington where he was acting as Panamanian ambassador, came to Panamá.
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena | |
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| President of Panama | |
| In office 1 October 1936 – 16 December 1939 | |
| Deputy | Presidential designates Augusto Samuel Boyd Héctor Valdés Ezequiel Fernández Jacinto López y L. |
| Preceded by | Harmodio Arias Madrid |
| Succeeded by | Ezequiel Fernández |
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| Born | Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Barreati 24 June 1879 Panama City |
| Died | 16 December 1939 Penonomé |
Juan Demostenes Arosemena's presidency dedicated most of his efforts to promote education and health.
His brother-in-law Alcibíades Arosemena later served as president from 1951 to 1952.
References
edit- ^ "AROSEMENA BECOMES PRESIDENT OF PANAMA; Stresses Improved Relations With U.S. as the Result of Roosevelt's Policy". The New York Times. 1936-10-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ Pearcy, Thomas L. (1996). "Panama's Generation of '31: Patriots, Praetorians, and a Decade of Discord". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 76 (4): 691–719. doi:10.2307/2517949. ISSN 0018-2168.
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