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Ernesto Pérez Balladares

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Ernesto Pérez Balladares González-Revilla (born June 29, 1946), nicknamed El Toro ("The Bull"), is a Panamanian politician who was the President of Panama between 1994 and 1999. Educated in the United States, Pérez Balladares worked as a banker before becoming part of the government of military ruler Omar Torrijos; in 1989, he also served as campaign manager for the pro-Manuel Noriega presidential candidate Carlos Duque. He was elected president in 1994 as the candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), in a close three-way race with Arnulfista Party candidate Mireya Moscoso and salsa singer Ruben Blades. Pérez Balladares' term was notable for free-market reforms and the privatization of government services. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernesto Pérez Balladares is the 14,361st most popular politician (down from 14,030th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Panama (down from 19th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Panamanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernesto Pérez Balladares ranks 14,361 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmose-Sitkamose, Purushottam Das Tandon, Nabu-suma-ukin II, Li Rui, Andrés Martínez Trueba, and Leabua Jonathan. After him are Paul Eyschen, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Eugenio Montero Ríos, Luis José de Orbegoso, Richard Helms, and Sylvie Kinigi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ernesto Pérez Balladares ranks 471. Before him are Dieter Herzog, Kim Yong-chol, Im Shung-hwi, Giuseppe Furino, René Pijnen, and José Guilherme Baldocchi. After him are Paul Smith, Anders Gärderud, Joe Spano, Mary-Claire King, Randal Kleiser, and Lajos Koltai.

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In Panama

Among people born in Panama, Ernesto Pérez Balladares ranks 20 out of 71. Before him are Alexis Texas (1985), Guillermo Endara (1936), Ricardo Maduro (1946), Juan Carlos Varela (1963), Jordana Brewster (1980), and Jorge Dely Valdés (1967). After him are Martín Torrijos (1963), Adelaide Lambert (1907), José Antonio Remón Cantera (1908), Lloyd La Beach (1922), Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937), and Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In Panama

Among politicians born in Panama, Ernesto Pérez Balladares ranks 10. Before him are Ricardo Martinelli (1952), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Mireya Moscoso (1946), Guillermo Endara (1936), Ricardo Maduro (1946), and Juan Carlos Varela (1963). After him are Martín Torrijos (1963), José Antonio Remón Cantera (1908), Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937), Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino (1938), Jorge Illueca (1918), and Pablo Arosemena (1836).

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