Daniel Delgado

Daniel Delgado at the Pentagon in 2008

Daniel Delgado Diamante is a Panamanian politician, who served as Minister of the Interior and Justice from 31 August 2007 until October 2008,^[1] after he was promoted from Chief of Customs.^[2]

He was previously a Lieutenant Colonel in the Panama Defense Forces and part of the military dictatorship of Manuel Noriega,^[3] but was decommissioned when the PDF was dissolved following the United States invasion in 1989.^[4]

In July 2008, Delgado announced the government would deny a U.S. military base in Panama, citing the nations' prior history.^[5]

He was accused in October 2008 of killing Corporal Andrés García on February 8, 1970, for refusing to follow an order given by Delgado.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Herrera Steps Down". English News Panama. 8 April 2008. http://englishnewspanama.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=550&Itemid=174. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 
2. ^ Winner, Don (February 13, 2008). "Riots and Protests - What To Expect For Tomorrow". Panama Guide. http://www.panamanewsbriefs.com/?p=2173. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 
3. ^ Carroll, Rory (September 10, 2007). "No return for Noriega, the dictator whose nation is still trying to forget". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/sep/10/rorycarroll.international. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 
4. ^ Christian, Shirley (September 1, 1992). "Panama's New Police Force Under Fire". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE0DA1038F932A3575AC0A964958260. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 
5. ^ "Panama says no to U.S. military base". Reuters. July 4, 2008. http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0438345720080704. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 
6. ^ "El muerto oculto de Delgado Diamante". Presna.com. 20 October 2008. http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2008/10/20/hoy/panorama/1563555.html. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 

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