NAMES IN THE NEWS : Panamanian President Marries
President Guillermo Endara says he loves three things: God, the Panamanian people and his new bride.
Endara, 54, married 23-year-old Ana Mae Diaz in a two-hour Roman Catholic ceremony Sunday at Metropolitan Cathedral. Ambassadors of the United States and Latin American and European countries were among the guests.
Endara was installed during the invasion of Panama by U.S. forces that overthrew Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega.
About 250 people waited outside the cathedral in a heavy rain to throw rice at the newlyweds.
The couple met at a university rally after Panama’s 1989 elections. Endara won that election, but Noriega annulled the results.
Endara was widowed a year ago. He has a daughter and a grandson, who was the ring-bearer at the ceremony. He declared that there are three things in this world he loves: “God, the Panamanian people and Ana Mae.”
Endara wore a black suit, white shirt and gray tie. The bride wore a traditional white gown.
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