Nationalist Party (Panama)

The Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista, PN) was a Panamanian small radical nationalist ^[1] , personalistic political party.

The Nationalist Party was created in 1961^[2] by Aquilino Boyd prior to the 1964 elections after he had lost control of the Third Nationalist Party. ^[3]

Aquilino Edgardo Boyd de la Guardia, a member of one of the old ruling families and oligarch, he served as foreign minister of Panama (1956-58), permanent representative to the United Nations (1962-76), member of National Assembly for five terms (1948-52, 1956-60, 1960-64, 1964-68, 1968-69), President of the National Assembly (1949). ^[4] He was one of leaders of the National Patriotic Coalition, in 1959 founded the Third Nationalist Party. ^[5]

In 1964 PN allied with the National Opposition Union UNO) and its candidate Marco Aurelio Robles. ^[6]

The PN was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal in 1964. ^[7]

Aquilino Boyd was one of the first wave of civilian politicians to make peace with the military dictatorship (1968-1989) and who in his capacity as a diplomat and foreign minister played a key role in the negotiations that led to the 1977 Panama Canal Treaties. ^[8] He served as foreign minister of Panama (1976-77), permanent representative to the United Nations (1985-89, 1997-99), ambassador to the United States (1982-85) and to the United Kingdom (1994-97). ^[9] In 1979 he became one of leaders of the Liberal Party. He was the COLINA nominee for Second Vice-President of the Panama in 1989. ^[10]

References

1. ^ Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
2. ^ Special warfare area handbook for Panama. Corporate Author : American Univ. Washington D.C. Report Date: 1962. Pp. 254.
3. ^ Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
4. ^ Who's Who in Latin America: government, politics, banking, and industry. Edited by Bettina Corke. New York: Norman Ross, 1993. Vol. 3. Pp. 270.
5. ^ Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
6. ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp. 532.
7. ^ Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
8. ^ The Panama News. Vol. 10, No. 17, Sept. 5 - 18, 2004.
9. ^ The International Who's Who 2004, by Europa Publications. Routledge, 2003. Pp. 209.
10. ^ The May 7, 1989 Panamanian Elections. International Delegation Report. 1989. Pp. 36. (http://www.cartercenter.org/documents/electionreports/democracy/FinalReportPanama1989.pdf)