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Thanks to its taciturn strong man, Police Chief José ("Chichi") Remón, Panama had three Presidents last week...
...merry-go-round began when Remón tossed out President Daniel Chanis, who had tried to fire Remón on charges of graft (TIME, Nov. 28). But Chanis' successor, Vice President Roberto Chiari, lacked effective political support; after two days Chanis tried a comeback. He rescinded his resignation in the presence of the National Assembly, then led a hastily organized march on the palace to reclaim...
Legality at the Palace. That convinced Remón that he would have to try a third President. Even before the court spoke, the disgusted strong man cried: "If they want legality, I'll give them legality. I'll give them Arnulfo...
Arnulfo was dapper, yanqui-baiting ex-President Arnulfo Arias, an old enemy of Remón but a politico who has the support of the powerful Authentic Revolutionary Party and would have won the 1948 presidential elections if an electoral jury had not thrown out 2,714 of his ballots. When the Supreme Court declared ousted Daniel Chanis still the lawful President, Remón went straight to Arnulfo's Bella Vista home and invited the man he helped toss out in 1941 to take over at the palace...
Arnulfo had slept through Remón's first coup, then had been jailed for a few hours when he went downtown to find out what was going on. But this time he was more than ready. Quickly summoned crowds rushed to the Presidencia and roared approval as Remón, presenting the new President, shouted: "Arias is legality." Arnulfistas who had been dodging Remón's cops for years yelled: "Viva Remón...