Tomás Altamirano Mantovani

Tomás Altamirano Mantovani (c. 1960 – February 28, 2009) was a Panamanian politician and National Assembly deputy.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Altamirano and the second or maternal family name is Mantovani.

Background and public life

He was considered a prominent member of Panama's ruling political party, the Democratic Revolutionary Party.[1]

Altamirano was the son of former Panamanian Vice President Tomas Altamirano Duque.[1] He served as the head of the National Assembly of Panama's Canal Affairs Commission.[1]

Death

Tomás Altamirano was killed on February 28, 2009, when a vehicle in which he was a passenger overturned on a Panamanian highway.[1] He was 49 years old.[1] Altamirano's bodyguard and another passenger were hospitalized in the accident.[1]

Panamanian President Martin Torrijos, and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro were flown to the scene of the accident by helicopter.[1] Torrijos was described as "visibly upset."[1]

References
  1. "Panamanian lawmaker killed in car crash". Associated Press. Google News. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
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