Francisco Rodríguez

Who is Francisco Rodríguez?

Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Poveda was provisional President of Panama in 1989.

Rodríguez became provisional President of Panama on September 1, 1989 following resignation of Manuel Solís Palma. He stood down on December 20, 1989 following the United States invasion of Panama and the arrest of de facto leader Manuel Antonio Noriega. He was one of a series of Noriega's puppet rulers, nicknamed the "Kleenex presidents" in Panama due to their "disposability". In 1994, he was pardoned by President Guillermo Endara for any crimes committed during the Noriega years.

Rodríguez belonged to the Democratic Revolutionary Party. Before his brief term as President of Panama, he served as Second Vice President of Eric Arturo Delvalle.