Person

Mireya Moscoso

b. 1946 · 20th century

Mireya Moscoso is a Panamanian politician who was president of Panama from 1999 to 2004, the country's first woman president. The widow of the three-times president Arnulfo Arias, she led his Arnulfista Party and presided over the transfer of the Panama Canal on 31 December 1999. Her government was later criticised for corruption.

Mireya Moscoso
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