Bernardino González Ruíz
| Bernardino González Ruíz | |
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| President of Panama | |
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In office March 17, 1963 – March 23, 1963 |
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| Born | January 11, 1911 Las Tablas, Los Santos, Panama |
| Died | March 15, 2012 (aged 101) Panama |
Bernardino González Ruíz (January 11, 1911 – March 15, 2012) was a Panamanian politician and physician. He served as the President of Panama for six days from March 17 to March 23, 1963. He was also the founder of the Democratic Action Party, a conservative Panamanian political party.
Gonzalez was born in the city of Las Tablas, Los Santos, Panama, on January 11, 1911.
González, who was serving as Minister of State, served as acting President of Panama whilst President Roberto Chiari and Bernardino's brother Sergio, who was First Vice-President, were both out of the country. He was sworn into office on March 17, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. The oath of office was administrated by Julio Mercado in the Yellow Room (Salón Amarillo) of the Palacio de las Garzas. The ceremony was attended by members of the Panamanian cabinet and members of the legislature and the judiciary. González appointed Ricardo E. Chiari as Foreign Minister and Don Nicanor Villalaz as the Minister of Labor, Social Welfare and Public Health. His mandate as President lasted just six days and he left office on March 23, 1963.
Gonzalez served as Panama's Envoy to the United Kingdom. He also served as the President of the National Assembly of Panama for Chiriquí Province and Los Santos Province. Additionally, Gonzalez returned to the federal cabinet, holding the portfolio as Minister of Labor, Health and Welfare. Later in life, Gonzalez became the honorary chairman of the Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement, a center-right political party.
González Ruíz died on March 15, 2012, at the age of 101 years, 64 days. He had not suffered from any known illnesses at the time. González Ruíz was the last surviving Panamanian President from the era prior to the 1968 military coup, which began a military dictatorship lasting from 1968 to 1989.
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