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Ricardo Martinelli
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36th president of Panama from 2009 to 2014
Key facts
- Vice president
- Juan Carlos Varela
- Preceded by
- Martín Torrijos
- Succeeded by
- Juan Carlos Varela
- Born
- Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal , ( 1951-03-11 ) 11 March 1951 (age 75) , Panama City , Panama
- Party
- Democratic Change (until 2020), Realizing Goals (2021–present)
- Spouse
- Marta Linares (1978–present)
- Alma mater
- University of Arkansas ( BSBA )
- Religion
- Roman Catholicism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alberto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Panama City
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Position held
- President of Panama
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Academic degree
- Bachelor in Business Administration
- Image
- Ricardo Martinelli.PNG
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- Ricardo Martinelli
- date of birth
- 1952-03-29
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Encyclopedic overview
Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal (born 11 March 1951) is a Panamanian politician and businessman who served as the 36th President of Panama from 2009 to 2014.
In 2024, Martinelli was sentenced to ten years in prison for embezzlement of public funds and money laundering related to his use of public money to buy several Panamanian media outlets in 2010. He was implicated in several other corruption cases during his presidency (Odebrecht, New Business, Financial Pacific, Blue Apple, among others); as of February 2024, he is facing several trials.
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