Rubén Darío Paredes

Rubén Darío Paredes
Not to be confused with Rubén Darío.
Rubén Darío
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Military leader of Panama
In office
3 Mar 1982 - 12 Aug 1983
Preceded by Florencio Flores
Succeeded by Manuel Noriega
Personal details
Born 1933
Panama

Rubén Darío Paredes del Río (1933[1]) was a Panamanian army officer and the military ruler of Panama from 1982 to 1983.

Colonel Paredes came to power following the coup against Colonel Florencio Flores. Paredes' tenure was from March 1982 to August 1983. Paredes was promoted to the rank of general on March 3.[2][3] Paredes retired from the Panamanian National Guard after making a deal with Noriega that would make him president. However, after his resignation, Noriega reneged on the deal and had him arrested.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ http://rulers.org/rulp1.html rulers.org
  2. ^ Noriega, Manuel Antonio; Eisner, Peter (1997). America's prisoner: the memoirs of Manuel Noriega. Random House. p. 108. ISBN 9780679432272. http://books.google.com/books?id=kE8YAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  3. ^ Domínguez, Jorge I.; Lindenberg, Marc (1997). Democratic transitions in Central America. University Press of Florida. pp. 36–. ISBN 9780813014869. http://books.google.com/books?id=PfcwZbEzgi8C&pg=PA36. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  4. ^ Butterman, Miriam (2009-11-30). Moon Living Abroad in Panama. Avalon Travel. pp. 48–. ISBN 9781598802436. http://books.google.com/books?id=BsK_daKuHZ8C&pg=PA48. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Florencio Flores		 Military leader of Panama
1982–1983		 Succeeded by
Manuel Noriega
v · d · ePanama Presidents and heads of state of Panama
Manuel Amador Guerrero · José Domingo de Obaldía · Carlos Mendoza · Federico Boyd · Pablo Arosemena · Belisario Porras · Ramón Valdés · Ciro Urriola · Pedro Díaz · Belisario Porras · Ernesto Lefevre · Belisario Porras · Rodolfo Chiari · Florencio Arosemena · Harmodio Arias · Ricardo Alfaro · Harmodio Arias · Juan Arosemena · Ezequiel Fernández · Augusto Boyd · Arnulfo Arias · Ricardo de la Guardia · Enrique Jiménez · Domingo Díaz Arosemena · Daniel Chanis · Roberto Chiari · Arnulfo Arias · Alcibíades Arosemena · José Remón · José Ramón Guizado · Ricardo Arias · Ernesto de la Guardia · Roberto Chiari · Marco Aurelio Robles · Arnulfo Arias · José María Pinilla · Demetrio Lakas · Aristides Royo · Ricardo de la Espriella · Jorge Illueca · Nicolás Barletta · Eric Delvalle · Manuel Solís · Francisco Rodríguez · Guillermo Endara · Ernesto Pérez Balladares · Mireya Moscoso · Martín Torrijos · Ricardo Martinelli
 Commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces (1968–1989)
Omar Torrijos · Florencio Flores Aguilar · Rubén Darío Paredes · Manuel Noriega


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