Daniel Chanis Pinzón
| Daniel Chanis | |
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| President of Panama | |
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In office July 28, 1949 – November 20, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Domingo Díaz Arosemena |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Chiari |
| Vice President of Panama | |
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In office 1948–1949 |
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| Preceded by | Ernesto de la Guardia |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Chiari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1892 Panama City, Panama |
| Died | January 22, 1961 (aged 68) |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Physician |
Dr. Daniel Chanis Pinzón (20 November 1892 in Panama City – 22 January 1961) was Panamanian politician and physician.
As First Vice President of Domingo Díaz Arosemena he became President of Panama on July 28, 1949 and served until November 20, 1949, when he was forcibly ousted by police chief José ("Chichi") Remón. He was succeeded by Díaz Arosemena's Second Vice President, Roberto Chiari. He belonged to the Liberal Party.
Chanis earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1917, practicing medicine in both Panama and Scotland. Chanis published a paper in the American Urological Association's Journal of Urology in 1942 titled "Some Aspects of Hermaphroditism: Report of a Case of Female Pseudohermaphroditism" in 1942. He also served as General Council of Panama in Liverpool and London, and as Treasury Minister.
National police forces, under the command of Remón, were called in ostensibly to maintain the monitor the elections, though in reality their presence was intended to sway the voting to Diaz Arosemena, the preferred candidate of the United States. Chanis ran as the First Vice-Presidential candidate with Díaz Arosemena. Though Arias appeared to have 1,500 more votes than Díaz Arosemena following the May 9 election, the Panamanian national elections jury declared Díaz Arosemena the winner on August 6 by a margin of approximately 2,400 votes. Arias fled to Costa Rica following the decision. Chanis assumed the duties of First Vice=President on October 1, 1948.
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