During the Noriega system in Panama, the President was Eric Arturo Delvalle. Delvalle accepted office on July 28, 1985, succeeding Jorge Illueca. Be that as it may, his administration was brief because of his resistance to General Manuel Noriega's tyrant rule. In February 1988, Delvalle endeavored to excuse Noriega as top of the Panamanian Protection Powers, however, Noriega opposed the choice and had Delvalle eliminated from power. Delvalle went in banishment, and Noriega named a follower, Manuel Solís Palma, as a manikin president. Delvalle's opposition against the Noriega system acquired him global acknowledgment as the authentic leader of Panama, even though he was expelled from office.