Rubén Darío Paredes

Rubén Darío Paredes del Río (born 11 August 1933)[2] is a Panamanian army officer who was the military ruler of Panama from 1982 to 1983.[3]

Not to be confused with Rubén Darío.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is del Río.
Rubén Darío Paredes
Military Leader of Panama
In office
3 March 1982 – 12 August 1983
PresidentAristides Royo (until July 1982)[1]
Ricardo de la Espriella (1982–83)
Preceded byOmar Torrijos
Succeeded byManuel Noriega
Personal details
Born
Rubén Darío Paredes del Río

(1933-08-11) 11 August 1933
Panama City

Colonel Paredes came to power after the displacement of Colonel Florencio Flores, due to the instability of Panamanian National Guard after the death of Omar Torrijos.[1] He was educated at the military academy in Nicaragua. Paredes' tenure as National Guard commander was from March 1982 to August 1983. Paredes was promoted to the rank of general on March 3.[4][5] In August 1983, Paredes resigned over a dispute concerning the government's attitude towards the United States involvement in Nicaragua. He retired from the Panamanian National Guard after making a deal with Manuel Noriega that would make Paredes president. However, after his resignation, Noriega reneged on the deal and had him arrested.[6] He ran unsuccessfully as president in the 1984 election as a candidate.[7]

Paredes is retired and lives in Panama City, Panama. His uncle, Rigoberto Paredes, was a member of the National Assembly in the 1980s and was alleged to be one of Noriega's closest allies. Rigoberto hosted a talk radio show on Radio BB in Panama City. Rigoberto Paredes died in 2007.

References
  1. Panama: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
  2. "Index Pa".
  3. The International Who's Who, 1997-98. 1997. ISBN 9781857430226.
  4. Noriega, Manuel Antonio; Eisner, Peter (1997). America's prisoner: the memoirs of Manuel Noriega. Random House. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-679-43227-2. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  5. Domínguez, Jorge I.; Lindenberg, Marc (1997). Democratic transitions in Central America. University Press of Florida. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-0-8130-1486-9. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  6. Butterman, Miriam (2009-11-30). Moon Living Abroad in Panama. Avalon Travel. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-59880-243-6. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  7. M. Lentz, Harris (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 622. ISBN 9781134264902.
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