

That movement later joined a coalition group formed during the 1984 national elections, the Democratic Alliance of the Opposition. Some years later Solis switched parties to become general secretary of the Republican Nationalist Liberal Movement. A memorial service will be held Wednesday in La Grulla, Texas.

Cremation rites were accorded in Chicago. 8, 2005) at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, from injuries sustained in a bicycle camper/trailer accident in Momence on Aug.

Solis returned in 1979 and joined the Party of Popular Action, directed by an old friend from the days of the Youth's Patriotic Front, Carlos Ivan Zuniga. Manuel Solis, 50, of Momence, died Monday (Aug. Lacking arms and money to continue fighting, Solis left for Caracas, Venezuela, where in 1969 he was named adviser to the Education Ministry.Īfter the Torrijos-Carter Treaty of the Panama Canal in 1977, Torrijos permitted the return of those exiled. He fled to Mexico and a few months later traveled to Honduras and later Costa Rica, where he led for a brief time a pro-Arias guerrilla group fighting Torrijos' forces in the Piedra Candela border area between Panama and Costa Rica. Solis was detained during the coup and was forced into political exile on Nov. President Arnulfo Arias named Solis as director of his agrarian reform of 1968, but his leadership was short-lived, as Arias was overthrown 11 days into his term on Oct. Manuel Solís-Vargas Climbing plants provide efficient pathways for ants to access patchy arboreal resources. Chiari, Solis served in the Education Ministry in 1960, rising to position of minister. Beloved husband to the late Ana Rosa (nee Nandino), Dear father to Orquidia (Jesus) Lopez, Jesse (Monica) Solis, Maria Verenice (Eduardo) Barragan, and godfather to Abraham and Elizabeth Espinosa. Solis served under various presidents, initiating his political career as General Director of Social Security in 1952 under President Alcibiades Arosemena.ĭuring the administration of Roberto F. Manuel Solis, 75 years old, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 26, 2022, Chicago, IL. One such friend was Jorge Illueca, outstanding member of the Youth's Patriotic Front, who became president of Panama from 1983-84. Solis completed graduate studies at the University of Panama, where he recieved a combined degree in economics and accounting.Īt the university, Solis was a prominent student leader protesting the Filos-Hines Treaty that established American military bases in the town of Rio Hato in 1948.Īs general secretary in the Panama Students' Federation during an era of unrest, Solis enjoyed success and popularity among fellow students who later rose to positions of power in politics. There he attended primary school and completed secondary studies at The National Institute of the Capital, a school known for its nationalist bent. 3, 1917 in Villa de los Santos, a historic town 150 miles southwest of Panama's capital. Solis Palma, occupying the post of acting president, has a traditional educational and career history.īorn Dec.
