Aquilino Edgardo Boyd de la Guardia (March30, 1921September4, 2004) was a Panamanian politician, diplomat and lawyer.
Aquilino Boyd was born in 1921 in Panama. He married Dora Brin. He studied in La Salle, Panama City, Holy Cross College, US, University de la Habana and University of Panama. The International Who's Who 2004, by Europa Publications. Routledge, 2003. Pp. 209.
Aquilino Boyd, a member of one of the old ruling families and oligarch, he served as foreign minister of Panama (1956–58), permanent representative to the United Nations (1962–76), member of National Assembly for five terms (1948–52, 1956–60, 1960–64, 1964–68, 1968–69), president of the National Assembly (1949). Who's Who in Latin America: Government, Politics, Banking, and Industry. Edited by Bettina Corke. New York: Norman Ross, 1993. Vol. 3. Pp. 270. In 1964 he shot newspaper editor Escolastico Calvo after he ran a scathing editorial."Panama: U.N. Diplomat in Action". Time. May 24, 1964. Accessed September 14, 2011. Archived from the original January 3, 2010.
He was one of leaders of the National Patriotic Coalition, in 1959 founded the Third Nationalist Party, after having left the National Patriotic Coalition in a disagreement with then President Ernesto de la Guardia. Boyd led the agitation against the Canal Zone, and delivered the Third Nationalist Party to the National Liberal Party coalition (National Opposition Union) in on the basis of Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón's nationalist stance. Shortly after the election Boyd lost control of the Third Nationalist Party to Gilberto Arias, and founded the Nationalist Party.Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
Aquilino Boyd was one of the first wave of civilian politicians to make peace with the military dictatorship (1968–1989). In his capacity as a diplomat and foreign minister played a key role in the negotiations that led to the 1977 Panama Canal Treaties.The Panama News. Vol. 10, No. 17, September 5–18, 2004. He served as foreign minister of Panama (1976–77), permanent representative to the United Nations (1985–89, 1997–99), ambassador to the United States (1982–85) and to the United Kingdom (1994–97). The International Who's Who 2004, by Europa Publications. Routledge, 2003. Pp. 209. In 1979 he became one of leaders of the Liberal Party. He was the COLINA nominee for second vice-president of Panama in 1989. May 7, 1989 Panamanian Elections. International Delegation Report. 1989. Pp. 36. (http://www.cartercenter.org/documents/electionreports/democracy/FinalReportPanama1989.pdf)
Aquilino Boyd died in Panama City on 4 September 2004.The Panama News. Vol. 10, No. 17, September 5–18, 2004.
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