Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
Politician
1879 – 1939
Who was Juan Demóstenes Arosemena?
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Barreati was President of Panama from October 1, 1936 to December 16, 1939. He belonged to the National Liberal Party. His Vice-Presidents were the conservative Augusto Samuel Boyd and Ezequiel Fernández Jaén, the maximum leader and founder of the National Revolutionary Party. He died being President of the Republic of Panamá and was briefly succeeded by Ezequiel Fernández Jaén who was his second Vice-President while the first one, Augusto Samuel Boyd, left Washington where he was acting as Panamanian ambassador, came to Panamá.
Juan Demostenes Arosemena's Presidency dedicated most of his efforts to promote education and health.
His brother-in-law Alcibíades Arosemena later served as president from 1951 to 1952.
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- Born
- Jun 24, 1879
Panama City - Also known as
- Juan Demostenes Arosemena
- Died
- Dec 16, 1939
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on July 23, 2013
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