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Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango

Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango

President of Panama from 1941 to 1945

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guardia and the second or maternal family name is Arango.

Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango (14 March 1899 – 29 December 1969) was the 11th President of Panama from October 9, 1941 to June 15, 1945, during World War II.[1][2] He also served as governor of Panamá Province from 1936 to 1938. His government was the first Latin American government to declare war on the Axis Powers following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and he allowed the United States to lease military bases across the country.

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  1. [1]
    Lentz, Harris M. (2014-02-04). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
  2. [2]
    Tejeira, Gil Blas (1971). Biografía de Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia (in Spanish). editor no identificado.
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