Delvalle Levi Maduro, Eric Arturo

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DELVALLE LEVI MADURO, ERIC ARTURO

DELVALLE LEVI MADURO, ERIC ARTURO (1937– ), Panamian intellectual, businessman, and political activist. Nephew of the ex-president of Panama Max *Delvalle, Delvalle Levi Maduro is a member of one of the most prominent Portuguese Jewish families in Panama. He was active in democratic politics and as vice president replaced the president, Dr. Nicolas Ardito Barletta, in 1985. He served as president until 1987 and was deposed by the military dictatorship of General Manuel Noriega.

[Mordechai Arbell (2nd ed.)]

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