José Antonio Remón Cantera

José Antonio Remón Cantera (* 1908 in Panama City ; † January 2, 1955 there ) was the 27th President of Panama .

Remón Cantera was first at the National Institute in Panama, later he went to a military school in Mexico and the USA . Upon his return, he took over command of the National Police. In the late 1940s he was one of the most powerful men in Panama, holding both civil and military power in his hands. In 1952, supported by the coalition of several political parties, he took over the office of president as the successor to Alcibíades Arosemena . He also received support from the United States because the Cold War had just started and was therefore also referred to as the man of Washington . In order to restore a stable economic situation and to cope with the unrest, he led a tough form of government, restricted the possibilities of the opposition and formed the police into a paramilitary organization, the later Guardia civil .

He was also able to reach an agreement with the United States on international understanding and cooperation, known as the Remón-Eisenhower Treaty , which gave Panama ecological and financial aid, but he could not do anything in the area of sovereignty over the Panama Canal Zone to reach. Remón Cantera remained in office until his assassination by an assassin on January 2, 1955 in the Hipódromo Juan Franco in Panama City , which was never cleared up. The American Martin Irving Lipstein was suspected of the act, but the act could not be proven. The then Vice President Jose Ramón Guizado , who was in custody until December 10, 1957, but then had to be released, came under suspicion of having something to do with the murder or even of being the client . Remón Canteras successor was José Ramón Guizado Valdés .

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SURNAME	Remón Cantera, José Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	27th President of Panama
DATE OF BIRTH	1908
PLACE OF BIRTH	Panama City
DATE OF DEATH	2nd January 1955
Place of death	Hipódromo Juan Franco