Arnulfo Arias

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Arnulfo Arias
Arnulfo Arias in 1968
21st, 31st, and 43rd President of Panama
In office 1 October 1940 – 9 October 1941
Deputy	Presidential designates José Pezet Arosemena Ernesto Jaén Guardia Aníbal Ríos Delgado
Preceded by	Augusto Samuel Boyd
Succeeded by	Ricardo de la Guardia
In office 24 November 1949 – 9 May 1951
Vice President	Alcibíades Arosemena José Ramón Guizado
Preceded by	Roberto F. Chiari
Succeeded by	Alcibíades Arosemena
In office 1 October 1968 – 11 October 1968
Vice President	Raúl Arango José Dominador Bazán
Preceded by	Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez
Succeeded by	José María Pinilla Fábrega
Personal details
Born	Arnulfo Arias Madrid (1901-08-15)15 August 1901 Penonomé, Panama Department, Colombia
Died	10 August 1988(1988-08-10) (aged 86) Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Political party	Panameñista Party
Spouses	Ana Matilde Linares ​ ​ (m. 1927; died 1955)​ Mireya Moscoso ​ (m. 1964)​

Arnulfo Arias Madrid (15 August 1901 – 10 August 1988) was a Panamanian politician, medical doctor, and writer who served as the President of Panama from 1940 to 1941, again from 1949 to 1951, and finally for 11 days in October 1968.

Throughout his adult life, he warned about the increasing influence of the military in Panamanian politics and vowed to reduce that. In turn, he was denied his presidential electoral success in 1948 by the military. He was removed from his duly-elected presidency thrice in military coups.