Marco Aurelio Robles

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

(1905-11-08)8 November 1905
Aguadulce, Panama
Died14 April 1990(1990-04-14) (aged 84)
Miami, Florida, United States
Political partyNational Liberal Party
ProfessionPolitician

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]

On April 16, 1990, he died in Miami from a long illness.[4]

  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.
  4. ^ "Marco Aurelio Robles; Ex-President of Panama Who Fled After Coup". Los Angeles Times. 1990-04-16. Retrieved 2020-06-09.