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Arias Madrid, Arnulfo (1901–1988)
Arnulfo Arias Madrid (b. 15 August 1901; d. 10 August 1988), Panamanian politician and three-time president (1940–1941, 1949–1951, 1968).
A medical doctor by profession and a graduate of Harvard Medical School, Arnulfo Arias was a controversial politician. Elected three times and overthrown on every occasion (the last time after just eleven days in office), Arias dominated Panamanian politics for fifty-seven years.
Arnulfo Arias Madrid, twice elected president and twice ousted by the Panamanian military, was again ousted as president by the National Guard after only 10.
He was highly nationalistic and anti-American. After joining the nationalistic organization Acción Comunal in 1930, he was leading it a year later in the revolution that overthrew the corrupt government of Florencio Harmodio Arosemena.
As a populist leader, Arias tried to ingratiate himself with the masses by promoting social revolution and using anti-establishment rhetoric.
His platform was embodied in what he called panameñismo, translated as "Panama for the Panamanians." His policies against the Chinese and West Indians, who