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Arístides Royo

Diplomat · Politician

Arístides Royo is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Arístides Royo · Аристидес Ройо · آریستیدس رویو · أريستيدس رويو · اريستيدس رويو · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Aristides Royo · Aristides Royo Sanchez · Aristides Royo Sánchez · Aristídes Royo · Arístides Royo Sanchez · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1940-08-14				[sources]
Place of birth	La Chorrera				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Panama				[sources]
Citizenship	Panama				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Arístides				[sources]
Last name	Royo · Sánchez				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q665630				[sources]
Position	Minister for Canal Affairs (2019-) · President of Panama (1978-1982) · ambassador of Panama				[sources]
Education	National Institute of Panama · University of Bologna · University of Salamanca				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Panama

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Adela Ruiz de Royo Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Natalia Royo Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Panama	1978-10-11	1982-07-31

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,935

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Wikidata349,569

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,881

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-panama-aristides-royo-sanchez-minister-of-canal-affairs · us-cia-panama-aristides-royo-sanchez-min-of-canal-affairs

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