Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón (March 2, 1905 in Panama City - 1981) was a President of Panama. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Country Panama Province Panama Municipality Panama City Founded 1519 Seat of the Government Capital of the Nation Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro Area    - City 275 km²  - Metro 2,560. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Before being president

He was president of the Chamber of Commerce. He worked in the sugar company of his family with his father and brothers. He was the only one of his brothers that was interested on politics. He was elected to the National Assembly on 1940. During the Ricardo de la Guardia administration he was Minister of Health and Public Works. He lost the presidential elections of 1952. He was president of his Liberal Party for the next 8 years.

How was he elected

He was elected in clean elections on 1960. He was campaigning against Ricardo Arias and Victor Goytia.

His administration

His government worked hard on the education sector. The General Hospital of the Social Security was inaugurated and an extensive vacunation program was developed.

His administration is most remembered by the historic international events of January 9, 1964, known today as Martyrs' Day. That day during a schuffle between Panamanian students and American students to raise a Panamanian flag next to an US flag on Balboa High School the Panamanian flag was torn. This flag desecration sparked 4 days of fights between civilians and the US Army. 22 Panamanians died. Chiari made the decision to break diplomatic relations with the United States, being Panama the first LatinAmerican country to make this call. From this patriotic stand, he starts the negotiations that eventually made possible the Torrijos-Carter Treaties on 1977, that end the Canal Zone and handover the Panama Canal to Panama on noon of December 31, 1999. For these actions, Chiari is known in Panama as el presidente de la dignidad (The President of Dignity). January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Martyrs Day is a Panamanian holiday which commemorates the January 9, 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. ... // Burning the Flag of the United States Flag desecration is a blanket term applied to various acts that intentionally deface or dishonor a flag, most often a national flag (though other flags can be defaced as well). ... Map of Panama, with Panama canal The Torrijos-Carter Treaties (sometimes referred to in the singular as the Torrijos-Carter Treaty), are a pair of treaties signed by the United States and Panama in Washington, D. C. on September 7, 1977, abrogating the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty signed in 1903. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Around the world there are a number of canal zones. ... Two Panamas running the Miraflores Locks. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

After his presidency

After leaving office, he retires from public life and he returns to work in his private companies. He was president of the Industrial Sindicate from 1967 to 1969.

Interesting facts

• He was the first Panamanian born after the independence that became President. His father, Rodolfo Chiari was also President of Panama.
• He was a hard-worker. When he was president he arrived to his office at 7am, before than everybody else in the office.
• He donated his salary as President to the Panamanian Red Cross.
• The decision to break diplomatic relations with the US was a decision in which he took the interests of the country before his own, because he then had in jeopardy his economic interests on a Sugar cuota his company exported to the US and the dairy products he sold to the Canal Zone.
• He died during some Carnivals, but his family rejected that the festivities would be cancelled for mourning. There wasn't even a State Funeral. Chiari died in Panama City in March 1, 1981.

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Reference

• "55 mandatarios"" (55 presidents). History Album of the Panamanian newspaper La Prensa. Page 62-64.