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Arnulfo Arias Madrid

Arnulfo Arias
21st President of Panama
In office
1 October 1940 – 9 October 1941
Preceded by Augusto Samuel Boyd
Succeeded by Ernesto Jaén Guardia
31st President of Panama
In office
24 November 1949 – 9 May 1951
Preceded by Roberto F. Chiari
Succeeded by Alcibíades Arosemena
43rd President of Panama
In office
1 October 1968 – 11 October 1968
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, Coclé Province, Panama
Died 10 August 1988(1988-08-10) (aged 86)
Miami, Florida, United States
Political party Panameñista Party
Spouse(s) Ana Matilde Linares (1927-1955, her death)
Mireya Moscoso (1964-1988, his death)
Religion Roman Catholicism

Arnulfo Arias Madrid (August 15, 1901 – August 10, 1988) was a Panamanian politician, doctor, writer, and President of Panama on three occasions: 1940-41, 1949–51, and for 11 days in October 1968.

Arias was born in Penonomé, a main town located in Coclé Province, western Panama. He was the son of Antonio Arias and Carmen Madrid, and the brother of Harmodio Arias, who served as the President of Panama in two occasions: for 13 days in January 1931 and 1932-36. He began his studies at the French Christian Brothership (today known as La Salle) in his native city and attended secondary school in New York City.

He studied medicine and surgery at Harvard University and the University of Chicago. Later, he specialized in psychiatry, obstetrics and endocrinology.

In 1925, Arias returned to Panama and assumed leadership of the nationalistic organization Patriotic Communal Action. This organization tapped into a building current of discontent in Panama against the considerable influence the United States exerted on the country. It formed the nucleus of the present-day Panameñista Party. Panama had been, for all intents and purposes, a U.S. protectorate since gaining independence in 1903.

In 1931, Arias led a coup that deposed Liberal President Florencio Harmodio Arosemena. The next year, he helped his brother Harmodio become president. He subsequently served in cabinet and diplomatic posts. A stanch supporter of German leader Adolf Hitler, Arias and brother vowed to weaken United States influence in Panama and make the nation closer to the Nazi-run Germany.


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