Show first pres dent of panama dies after lingering illness panama mamuel amador the first president of the republic ot of panama died on may 2 after a lingering ill ness he was 75 years of age manuel amador was one of the prime movers in the revolution in 1903 against colombia which led to the independence of panama he was born at cartagena and early la in life engaged in corn com mercial business later he began begam the tha practice of medicine finally becoming one of the era inemA physicians of the country |