Roberto D�az Herrera was a Panamanian colonel under General Manuel Noriega and was most famous for his public denunciation of the Panamanian dictator in 1987. After Noriega placed him under house arrest, Colonel D�az received significant support from the Panamanian people, with many passing by his house in cars to shake his hand. He was imprisoned shortly thereafter and eventually given political asylum in Venezuela. After spending 11 years of exile in various Latin American countries, D�az returned to Panama. In 2004, he was chosen by the newly elected Panamanian president, Mart�n Torrijos, to be the country's ambassador to Peru. Diaz Herrera also ran for the presidency with a minor political party, PNP, from 1996 to 1998, but lost to a larger political party. 

June 27th, 1937 in Panama (Age 87)