Augusto Samuel Boyd Briceño (1 August 1879 – 17 June 1957 www.encaribe.org) was a politician from

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

Background

He was elected as the first presidential designate by the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

for the terms 1936–1938 and 1938–1940. In that capacity he became

President of Panama This article lists the heads of state of Panama since the short-lived first independence from the Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final Separation of Panama from Colombia, separation from Colombia in 1903. Since 1904 the head of state of ...

when

Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Barreati (24 June 1879 – 16 December 1939) was President of Panama from October 1, 1936, to December 16, 1939. He belonged to the National Liberal Party (Panama), National Liberal Party. His Vice-presidents were the c ...

died in December 1939. He served until 1 October 1940. During his government, the Transisthmian Highway, a highway that crossed the

Isthmus of Panama The Isthmus of Panama, historically known as the Isthmus of Darien, is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North America, North and South America. The country of Panama is located on the i ...

and linked

Panama City Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, i ...

with Colón, was inaugurated. This road was known as the " Boyd-Roosevelt Highway" in honor of the Presidents of Panama and the United States. He belonged to the National Revolutionary Party (PNR).

References

1879 births 1957 deaths Presidents of Panama Vice presidents of Panama People from Panama City Panameñista Party politicians Panamanian people of Irish descent {{Panama-politician-stub