Preceded by Manuel Solís Palma Succeeded by Guillermo Endara | Religion Roman Catholicism | |
Full Name Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Poveda Born 24 November 1938 (age 78)
Herrera, Panama ( 1938-11-24 ) Political party Democratic Revolutionary Party Party Democratic Revolutionary Party | ||
Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Poveda (born 24 November 1938 in Herrera Province) was provisional President of Panama in 1989.
Rodríguez became provisional President of Panama on 1 September 1989 following resignation of Manuel Solís Palma. He stood down on 20 December 1989 following the United States invasion of Panama and the arrest of de facto leader Manuel Antonio Noriega. He was one of a series of Noriega's puppet rulers, nicknamed the "Kleenex presidents" in Panama due to their "disposability". In 1994, he was pardoned by President Guillermo Endara for any crimes committed during the Noriega years.
Rodríguez belonged to the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD). Before his brief term as President of Panama, he served as Second Vice President of Eric Arturo Delvalle.