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José Antonio Remón Cantera

1908 - 1955

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Colonel José Antonio Remón Cantera (11 April 1908 – 2 January 1955) was the 16th President of Panama, holding office from 1 October 1952 until his death on January 2, 1955. He was Panama's first military strongman and ruled the country behind the scenes in the late 1940s. He belonged to the National Patriotic Coalition (CNP), and was its candidate for president in May 1952. He joined the National Police in 1931, becoming its chief in 1947. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Antonio Remón Cantera is the 14,870th most popular politician (up from 15,322nd in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Panama (up from 27th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Panamanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Antonio Remón Cantera ranks 14,870 out of 19,576. Before him are Leonid Sobolev, Dmitry Tolstoy, Ernest Lluch, Bobby Jones, William H. Crawford, and Ahmad al-Ghashmi. After him are Roberto Suazo Córdova, Jeff Sessions, Édouard Ngirente, Daniyal Akhmetov, Dilara Aliyeva, and Ali Bujsaim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, José Antonio Remón Cantera ranks 301. Before him are Sigmund Haringer, James Workman, Rudolf Bürger, Boris Rybakov, Pietro Pastore, and Enrique Peralta Azurdia. After him are Paula Mollenhauer, Vano Muradeli, Hans Werner Richter, Maximos V Hakim, Birgit Cullberg, and Osvaldo Velloso de Barros. Among people deceased in 1955, José Antonio Remón Cantera ranks 136. Before him are Johannes de Jong, Wilhelm Kreis, Saadat Hasan Manto, Nick Winter, Clemente Biondetti, and Manny Ayulo. After him are Charley Toorop, Theodor Plievier, Honus Wagner, Luís de Freitas Branco, James P. Johnson, and David Carstens.

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In Panama

Among people born in Panama, José Antonio Remón Cantera ranks 23 out of 71. Before him are Juan Carlos Varela (1963), Jordana Brewster (1980), Jorge Dely Valdés (1967), Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1946), Martín Torrijos (1963), and Adelaide Lambert (1907). After him are Lloyd La Beach (1922), Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937), Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino (1938), Jorge Illueca (1918), Pablo Arosemena (1836), and Harmodio Arias Madrid (1886).

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Among POLITICIANS In Panama

Among politicians born in Panama, José Antonio Remón Cantera ranks 12. Before him are Mireya Moscoso (1946), Guillermo Endara (1936), Ricardo Maduro (1946), Juan Carlos Varela (1963), Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1946), and Martín Torrijos (1963). After him are Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937), Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino (1938), Jorge Illueca (1918), Pablo Arosemena (1836), Harmodio Arias Madrid (1886), and Aristides Royo (1940).

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