Armodio Arias Madrid ( Spanish: Harmodio Arias Madrid , July 3, 1886 , Penonome , Colombia - December 23, 1962 ) - Panamanian statesman, and. about. President (1931), President of Panama (1932-1936).
| Armodio Arias Madrid | |||||||
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| Spanish Harmodio Arias Madrid | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Ricardo Joaquin Alfaro Jovane , Acting | ||||||
| Successor | Juan Demostenes Arosemena | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Florencio Armodio Arosemena | ||||||
| Successor | Ricardo Joaquin Alfaro Jovane , Acting | ||||||
| Birth | July 3, 1886 Penonome , Colombia | ||||||
| Death | December 23, 1962 (76 years old) | ||||||
| The consignment | Liberal Party | ||||||
| Education | Cambridge university University of London | ||||||
Biography
He studied law in Southport, England, then graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts and Law. Then he received a doctorate from the University of London. For several years he worked at the law firm Fábrega y Arias. In 1910-1912 he worked mainly as the author of special legal literature.
After joining politics, in a short time he rose through the ranks to the post of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. In 1920, he was appointed a delegate at the first meeting of the League of Nations, in the same year he was elected a member of the House of Arbitration in the Hague. In 1921, he was appointed Ambassador of Panama to Argentina, and in 1931, briefly served as ambassador to the United States. In 1925 he founded the newspaper Panamá América.
In 1931 he was confirmed as acting president of Panama, and from 1932 to 1936. was the president of the country. He was one of the leaders of the revolutionary movement in 1931, which led to the dismissal of the administration of Florencio Armodio Arosemena . As head of state, he became the first president of Latin America to hold press conferences. He spoke from anti-American and anti-oligarchic positions, for the first time he began implementing programs to help the poorest rural sections of the population. also engaged in the development of public works, the construction of schools and hydraulic structures.
He founded the University of Panama, which became the focal point for the political articulation of the values of the middle class of interests and nationally oriented views. He achieved the conclusion of the Alfaro-Hull Agreement (1936) with the United States, which increased the United States contribution to the development of Panama to $ 430,000; He also managed to limit the free movement of US troops in Panama. Despite the success of the negotiations, he was defeated in the elections in 1936.
He also taught Roman and international law at the University of Panama. He was also a member of the Academies of Historical Sciences in Buenos Aires and Caracas, as well as the Panamanian Society of International Law.
He died on board the aircraft, returning to his homeland from the United States.
His brother, Arnulfo Arias Madrid, was subsequently also elected President of Panama (1940–1941 and 1949–1951). The son of a politician, Roberto Arias , was a well-known Panamanian journalist , diplomat and politician.
Selected Works
- Nationality and Naturalization in Latin America, London, 1910
- Doctrine of the Unity of the Way, 1910
- The Contribution of Latin America to the Development of International Law, 1911
- Panama Canal: A Study in International Law and Diplomacy, 1911
- Exemption clause for damage to foreigners, New York, 1912
- Tax Code, Barcelona.
- About the owner and president of El Panamá-América.