Iván H. Ayala Cádiz (born c. 1940) is a university professor and

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. He was

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of Ponce,

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after the resignation of mayor

José Dapena Thompson José Joaquin Dapena Thompson (born c. 1938), known as Josito, was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 22 February 1984 to 1988. Schooling Dapena graduated from the University of Salamanca, Spain, in 1965. He practi ...

in 1988, and until 2 January 1989.

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Ayala Cádiz was previously assistant dean at the

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. He completed Dapena Thompson's last few weeks mayoral term (December 1988 to January 1989) via appointment by his political party, the PNP. In 1988, former elected mayor Dapena Thompson was charged as co-author of

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of federal funds from HUD; as a result he resigned as mayor. Ayala Cádiz had also been a Superior Court Judge in 2004.''Muere Rafael "Churumba" Cordero a los 61 años.''
Puerto Rico Herald. 17 January 2004. Accessed 6 April 2018.

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