Federico Boyd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Federico Boyd

President of Panama

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1851

Place of Birth: Panama City, Panamá Province, Panama

Date of Death: 25-May-1924

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Panama

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Federico Boyd

  • Federico Augusto Boyd López (24 September 1851 – 25 May 1924) was acting President of Panama from October 1, 1910 to October 5, 1910.
  • He belonged to the Liberal Party. Boyd was born in Panama City on September 24, 1851.
  • He was the son of Archibaldo B.
  • Boyd and Maria Lopez de Boyd.
  • He was a businessman who became an active member of the Patriotic Revolutionary Junta that struggled to get Panama's independence from Colombia.
  • He fought in favor of his country without thinking of the danger of the actions he undertook.
  • He served in several positions: member of the Panama City Town Hall (1888); member of the Provisional Government Junta (1903); National Assembly senator (1910); head of state of Panama (1910); foreign relations minister (1911–1912); ambassador and minister in Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium; general consul; and business representative in Honduras and El Salvador. He was elected as the second presidential designate by the National Assembly for the term 1906-1908.
  • He was elected as the second presidential designate for the term 1910-1912, and as the first presidential designate for the term 1920-1922.His talent as public speaker brought him to represent Panama's interests before the Colombian Government.
  • He presented a petition to obtain a delay on the negotiations with the French Government to build a Panama Canal.
  • Later on, his intervention made possible a negotiation with the U.S.
  • Government for the construction of an interoceanic canal through the Isthmus of Panama. Boyd died in New York City on May 25, 1924.
  • He is remembered as one of the founding fathers of Panama.

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