Aristides Royo

Aristides Royo

Panama PanamapoliticianMaleb. 19328.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

Aristides Royo is a former President of Panama who served from 1978 to 1982. He played a significant role in the negotiations of the Torrijos-Carter treaties, which led to the transfer of control of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama, and he has publicly condemned Trump's recent claims about the canal.

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Aristides Royo, as president, played a key role in the ceremony at Cerro Ancón marking Panama's sovereignty.

¿Por qué hay una bandera en la cima del Cerro Ancón?
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-06-19
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Aristides Royo was the president of the board of directors of the AMP and served as the minister for Canal Affairs.

‘No existe concesión’, sentencia la Corte en el fallo que declaró inconstitucional el contrato de PPC
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-01-30
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Aristides Royo is a former president of the Republic and a member of the Panamanian Academy of Language.

Panamá, Chile y los 160 años de la muerte de Andrés Bello
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-20
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Arístides Royo was the president of Panama who resigned due to a sore throat.

Me duele la garganta y renuncio a la presidencia
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-09-05
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Aristides Royo was forced to resign by the National Guard led by Rubén Darío Paredes.

Paredes: ‘Torrijos mismo fue quien acabó con Omar Torrijos’
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-08-01
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Aristides Royo was the president of Panama during the diplomatic negotiations with Iran.

Panamá, Irán, Israel y Estados Unidos en un entramado de poder y petróleo
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-06-18
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Aristides Royo expresses anger over Trump's intention to reclaim the Panama Canal.

In Panama dominieren nach Trumps Drohungen Wut und Frustration
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-02-19
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