Rubén Darío Paredes
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Rubén Darío Paredes del Río (1933) was a Panama
nian army officer and the military ruler of Panama
from 1982 to 1983.
Colonel Paredes came to power following the coup
against Colonel Florencio Flores
. Paredes' tenure was from March 1982 to August 1983. Paredes was promoted to the rank of general on March 3. Paredes retired from the Panamanian National Guard
after making a deal with Noriega
that would make him president. However, after his resignation, Noriega
reneged on the deal and had him arrested.
Paredes is retired and lives in Panama City, Panama
. His uncle, Rigoberto Paredes, was a member of the National Assembly in the 1980s who was one of Norriega's closest allies. Rigoberto hosted a talk radio show on Radio BB in Panama City. Rigoberto Paredes died in 2007.
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
nian army officer and the military ruler of Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
from 1982 to 1983.
Colonel Paredes came to power following the coup
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
against Colonel Florencio Flores
Florencio Flores Aguilar
Colonel Florencio Flores Aguilar was a Panamanian army officer.Flores served as Commander of Panamanian Guardia Nacional following the death of General Omar Torrijos in July 1981. Colonel Florencio Flores Aguilar assumed command of the Military of Panama, and was displaced on year later by General...
. Paredes' tenure was from March 1982 to August 1983. Paredes was promoted to the rank of general on March 3. Paredes retired from the Panamanian National Guard
Military of Panama
The Panamanian Public Forces are the national defense forces of Panama. Panama is the second country in Latin America to permanently abolish standing armies, leaving it with only small para-military forces. This came as a result of a US invasion that overthrew a military dictatorship which ruled...
after making a deal with Noriega
Manuel Noriega
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno is a Panamanian politician and soldier. He was military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989.The 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States removed him from power; he was captured, detained as a prisoner of war, and flown to the United States. Noriega was tried on...
that would make him president. However, after his resignation, Noriega
Manuel Noriega
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno is a Panamanian politician and soldier. He was military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989.The 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States removed him from power; he was captured, detained as a prisoner of war, and flown to the United States. Noriega was tried on...
reneged on the deal and had him arrested.
Paredes is retired and lives in Panama City, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. His uncle, Rigoberto Paredes, was a member of the National Assembly in the 1980s who was one of Norriega's closest allies. Rigoberto hosted a talk radio show on Radio BB in Panama City. Rigoberto Paredes died in 2007.