Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Poveda (born November 24, 1938 in Herrera Province

Herrera Province

Herrera is a province in Panama. Named after General Tomás Herrera, the province was founded on January 18, 1915 after a division of the Los Santos province. The capital city of Herrera is Chitré, which is located near the province's coastline...

) was provisional President of Panama in 1989.

Rodríguez became provisional President of Panama on 1 September 1989 following resignation of Manuel Solís Palma

Manuel Solís Palma

Manuel Solís Palma was the acting president of Panama from February 26, 1988 to September 1, 1989. He belonged to the Democratic Revolutionary Party . He was born in Los Santos Province. He served as education minister from 2004-2009 in the administration of Martin Torrijos...

. He stood down on 20 December 1989 following the United States invasion of Panama

United States invasion of Panama

The United States Invasion of Panama, code-named Operation Just Cause, was the invasion of Panama by the United States in December 1989. It occurred during the administration of U.S. President George H. W...

 and the arrest of de facto leader Manuel Antonio Noriega.

Rodríguez belonged to the Democratic Revolutionary Party

Democratic Revolutionary Party

The Democratic Revolutionary Party is a Panamanian political party. It was founded in 1979 by the General Omar Torrijos, and is generally described as a party of the centre-left of the political spectrum.-History and creation:...

 (PRD). Before his brief term as President of Panama, he served as Second Vice President of Eric Arturo Delvalle

Eric Arturo Delvalle

Eric Arturo Delvalle Cohen-Henríquez is a former Panamanian head of state.Delvalle was born in Panama City. He is a member of the Latino fraternity Phi Iota Alpha. His brother Raúl is a former member of the National Assembly . Both he and his uncle, Max Delvalle, were members of the Kol Shearit...

.