Jorge Illueca | |
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 Illueca in 1983 | |
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 1983–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Imre Hollai |
| Succeeded by | Paul J. F. Lusaka |
| 25thPresident of Panama | |
| In office February 13, 1984 – October 11, 1984 | |
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| Preceded by | Ricardo de la Espriella |
| Succeeded by | Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino |
| Vice President of Panama | |
| In office July 31, 1982 – February 13, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo de la Espriella |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Ozores |
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| Born | Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste (1918-09-17)September 17, 1918 Panama City,Panama |
| Died | May 3, 2012(2012-05-03) (aged 93) Panama City,Panama |
| Alma mater | University of Panama Harvard University University of Chicago |
Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste (September 17, 1918[1] – May 3, 2012) was aPanamanian politician and diplomat who served as 25thPresident of Panama in 1984.[2]
Illueca was born inPanama City, Panama. He attended theUniversity of Panama,Harvard University and theUniversity of Chicago (Doctor of Law, 1955). He became one of the most important lawyers in his country, taught as a professor at the University of Panama, and by the 1970s had begun his diplomatic career, at first working at theUnited Nations on international law issues. He served asAmbassador of Panama to the United Nations from 1976 to 1981, and asMinister of Foreign Affairs of Panama from 1981 to 1983. In 1982 he was electedVice President of Panama, and served asPresident for a few months in 1984 following the president's resignation until new elections in which he did not run. Also during this time, he was president of the UN General Assembly from 1983 to 1984. He served as a member of thePermanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague from 1974 to 1990 and as a member of the United NationsInternational Law Commission three times (1982–1986, 1987–1991 and 1997–2001). He continued to work for the United Nations, particularly on environmental issues.
He was known to be an outspoken opponent of theUS Army'sSchool of the Americas, which he called "the biggest base for destabilization in Latin America.”
His first daughter, Irene, had one son (Daniel King) through her first marriage. She remarried and later adopted 2 of her grandchildren (Christian and Skyla). His eldest son Jorge Jr had 3 children from his first marriage (David, Jorge Jr Jr and Angelica). And later on five more came along from his second marriage (Helena, Emilia, Cecilia, Christa, and Eliza).[3]
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| Preceded by | President of Panama February 1984 – October 1984 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President of the United Nations General Assembly 1983–1984 | Succeeded by |
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