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Aug 14, 1940 La Chorrera, Panamá Province, Panama 83 years old
President of Panama
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About Aristides Royo
- Aristides Royo Sánchez (born August 14, 1940 in La Chorrera, Panamá Province) was President of Panama from October 11, 1978 to July 31, 1982, when he was pressured to resign by the military. He studied law at the University of Salamanca in Spain, returning to Panama in 1965.
- During the military dictatorship, he served as Education Minister from 1973 to 1974 and helped negotiate the Torrijos–Carter Treaties in 1977. Following his presidency, he was appointed Ambassador to Spain (1994–1996) and France (1998–1999). Presidents and heads of state of Panama from 1968 to 1989 were mainly appointed by either General Omar Torrijos or General Manuel Noriega, who were the two powerful strongmen during that period.
- President Jimmy Carter negotiated the Panama Canal treaties with General Torrijos in 1978, which were opposed by the then-presidential candidate Ronald Reagan.
- Eleven years later, President George H.
- W.
- Bush launched the Invasion of Panama to remove General Manuel Noriega from power. He is currently the minister of affairs related to the Panama Canal; the current administrator of the Panama Canal is Ricaurte Vasquez.
