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Rubén Darío Paredes del Río (1933) was a Panamanian army officer and the military ruler of Panamafrom 1982 to 1983.Colonel Paredes came to power following the coup against Colonel Florencio Flores. Paredes’ tenure was from March 1982 to August 1983. Paredes was promoted to the rank of general on March 3. Paredes retired from the Panamanian National Guard after making a deal with Manuel Noriega that would make Paredes president.