Name Francisco Rodriguez Resigned December 20, 1989 | Role Political leader | |
Party Democratic Revolutionary Party | ||
Francisco Antonio Rodriguez Poveda (born November 24, 1938 in Herrera Province) was provisional President of Panama in 1989.
Rodriguez became provisional President of Panama on September 1, 1989 following resignation of Manuel Solis Palma. He stood down on December 20, 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.
Rodriguez 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.