born politician served vice president roman catholic studied yale returned panama 1960s work political reform went president panama leading opponent military government ran candidate second vice president ticket time president defeated candidate following election invasion panama later year sworn vice president panama president growing tensions ruling coalition resigned position december stating government help panama people continued active voice politics following resignation supporting expansion project opposing background maternal family nicaragua having left political birth great ran president panama supporter revolutionary family history gave early interest politics father engineer died years old raised primarily mother aunt grandmother mother later remarried ambassador united_states studied indiana later english literature yale_university philosophy roman catholic heavily influenced catholic french philosopher aesthetic publicly stiff accused later nicknamed cardinal political career early political career returned panama early 1960s work political reform soon joining small panama left panama time family dean later vice president miami florida declined offer instead returned politics rule military leader opposition leader president panama member party ran ticket time president relation election candidate second vice president narrowly defeated ally opposition stated election fraudulent february police officers forced wife plane costa_rica gunpoint couple spent month exile miami returned panama march calling openly arrival international airport panama elections stood candidate vice president presidential candidate candidate second vice president government election voting complete days completion voting ford attacked camera supporters security forces observed refused intervene october year briefly arrested urging citizens pay taxes government vice presidency following fall december invasion panama certified vice president panama president inaugurated military base charge reforming police forces putting civilian control employed members stating trusted security time look future defense soldiers split supporters coalition government sparked rumors attempting coup country presidential offices occupied loyalists accidentally shot killed staff members early coalition began ford publicly criticized april accusing christian democrats rallying support vote dismissed cabinet resigned vice presidency december stating news conference government listen people courage changes responded resignation merely starting political campaign ahead time later activity opponent post invasion presence panama december panama canal criticized successor immoral having claimed salary time vice president despite having resigned subsequently challenged debate morality plans amend constitution seek second term released book democracy army experience arguing nation security forces year allied party later pressed criminal charges cartoonist cartoon standing grim representing new alliance additionally asked million dollars damages stating cartoon accomplice crime accept tolerate denounced crimes time dictatorship supported project widen canal calling historical suicide opposed france panama warning dictator institute similar venezuela hugo personal life cuban born wife married children 1960s broke new ground political attending political rallies campaigning actively husband acted panama lady remarried
Ricardo Arias Calderón