José Ramón Guizado

José Ramón Guizado Valdés (13 August 1899 – 2 November 1964) was the 17th President of Panama. He belonged to the National Patriotic Coalition (CNP).

Education Guizado is an alumnus of Vanderbilt University, having earned a Bachelor of Engineering from the university in 1920. Prior to his political career, Guizado made a fortune as a construction engineer.

José became the president after his predecessor, José Antonio Remón Cantera, was assassinated.

Remón Cantera affair In 1955, during a trial from the National Assembly of Panama, Guizado was charged with the second degree murder of his presidential predecessor, José Antonio Remón Cantera. Cantera was assassinated on January 2, 1955 by machine gun fire at the Juan Franco Racetrack in Panama. Guizado was declared guilty as an accomplice and sentenced to six years and eight months in prison. Two years later, Ruben Miro was acquitted of the murder charge for the assassination, and Guizado was exonerated and released from prison, reclaiming the rights and privileges of a former Panamanian president.

Personal life Guizado married his wife, Maria Paredes Guizado, in 1924. They had a son and a daughter. Guizado enjoyed playing golf and watching baseball. He died of a heart attack in bed at the Di Lido Hotel in Miami Beach at the age of 66.