Bolívar Urrutia Parrilla
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Colonel Bolívar Urrutia Parrilla (1 December 1918 – 2 June 2005[1])[2] was a Panamanian soldier and former President of Panama along with José María Pinilla from 1968 to 1969.
Military LeaderOmar Torrijos
Preceded byArnulfo Arias
Succeeded byDemetrio B. Lakas
Born1 December 1918
Bolivar Urrutia Parrilla | |
|---|---|
| President of Panama | |
| In office 11 October 1968 – 18 December 1969 | |
| Military Leader | Omar Torrijos |
| Preceded by | Arnulfo Arias |
| Succeeded by | Demetrio B. Lakas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1918 |
| Died | 2 June 2005 (aged 86) |
Biography
Urrutia was a Panamanian soldier who commanded, alongside José María Pinilla, the military junta which overthrew elect president Arnulfo Arias on October 11, 1968. After the coup d'état, Urrutia and Pinilla took on together the charge of President of Panama. They governed together until the military junta was replaced by a civil junta on December 16, 1969, with president Demetrio Basilio Lakas.[3] He died on June 2, 2005, at the age of 86.
