Making him ineligible to run again for president in elections that he wanted to contest later in the year
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Ricardo Martinelli
Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal is a Panamanian politician and businessman who served as the 36th President of Panama from 2009 to 2014.
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business · President of Panama from 2009 to 2014 · politician · entrepreneur · also Ricardo Martinelli, Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal, Martinelli
Born 29 March 1952 · Q57491
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2024· 2 entries
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
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2023· 1 entry
A criminal court in Panama sentenced Martinelli to more than 10 years in prison for money laundering, relating to the "New Business" case that dates back to 2017
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2021· 1 entry
The Spanish National Court accused Martinelli of corruption and money laundering in the construction of two lines of the Panama Metro and Ciudad de la Salud built by Odebrecht (see the Odebrecht Case), Fomento de Constru
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2019· 1 entry
A 3-judge panel declared Ricardo Martinelli not guilty, the court cleared the former president of espionage and corruption during his administration and ordered him released from house arrest
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2017· 1 entry
Martinelli was arrested at Coral Gables in south Florida after a provisional arrest warrant issued by the U
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2015· 2 entries
Was declared in "default" by the guarantee judge Jerónimo Mejía and went to the plenary session of the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama
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An investigation was launched against Martinelli, with the unanimous vote of all the magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice, for "alleged crimes against the public administration
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2014· 2 entries
Awarded National Order of Honour and Merit (2014).
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When he was preparing to leave office, his approval rating was still high, at 65%
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2013· 4 entries
Received and acknowledgement from the FAO in Rome, Italy, for helping to reduce the child malnutrition in the Panamanian territory
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Awarded Order of José Cecilio del Valle (2013).
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Awarded honorary doctorate presented by University of Arkansas (2013).
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Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2013).
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2012· 4 entries
Awarded Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (2012).
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"though it lies in Central America, the poorest and most violent region in the West, the country's 3
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Alone, the Panamanian government seized over 11 tons of cocaine, as reported by IHS
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Had described as "cave of thieves "; Relying on the fact that as a former president he is a Parlacen deputy, he denounced the current government in harsh terms and accusing President Varela of wanting to assassinate h
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2011· 2 entries
" American law enforcement officials, while giving the country credit for improving its police forces and cooperation with international agencies, still consider it a major money-laundering haven
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The Economist described the foreign investment as still hurt by "doubts about the rule of law", citing suspected corruption in the bidding for the metro contract and the flooding of a wealthy Panama City neighborhood wit
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2010· 4 entries
Awarded Order of Brilliant Jade (2010).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Sun of Peru (2010).
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The University of Arkansas established the Ricardo A
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“help in tapping the telephones of politicians was never requested”
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2009· 3 entries
Martinelli won the national election by a landslide, with over 60% of the votes, thanks to the alliance with who would be his vice president, Juan Carlos Varela, who contributed the votes of the Panamanian party, 22
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Career landmark: President of Panama (2009–2014).
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Was the president and director of the board of Panamanian supermarket chain Super 99 and of two other companies
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2004· 1 entry
He led the party and was the presidential candidate during the 2004 general election, when his party came in last; Martinelli received 5.3% of the vote and came in fourth place in the election.
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1994· 1 entry
During the presidency of Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Martinelli served as Director of Social security from 1994 to 1996.
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1978· 1 entry
Martinelli married Marta Linares, with whom he has three children: Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares, Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares, and Carolina Martinelli Linares
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1973· 2 entries
Studied at University of Arkansas, Bachelor in Business Administration (1973).
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Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business administration degree from the University of Arkansas where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-03-29.
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