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Not to be confused with Riccardo Martinelli.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martinelli and the second or maternal family name is Berrocal.
Ricardo Martinelli
Martinelli in 2013
36th President of Panama
In office July 1, 2009 – July 1, 2014
Vice President
Juan Carlos Varela
Preceded by
Martín Torrijos
Succeeded by
Juan Carlos Varela
Personal details
Born
Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal
(1951-03-11) March 11, 1951 (age 73) Panama City, Panama
Ricardo Alberto Martinelli BerrocalGColIH (born March 11, 1951) is a Panamanian politician and businessman who was the 36th president of Panama from 2009 to 2014.
Ricardo Martinelli was sentenced to ten years in prison in 2024 for embezzlement of public funds and money laundering. He was accused of using public money to buy several Panamanian media outlets in 2010, when he was president. He was implicated in several other corruption cases during his presidency (Odebrecht, New Business, Financial Pacific, Blue Apple, among others), and is facing several trials.[1]
^"Ricardo Martinelli: Panama ex-president sentenced to decade behind bars". Reuters. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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