DIPAL Party
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DIPAL Party (in Spanish
Spanish language
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: Partido DIPAL, PD, Disciplina, Igualdad, Patriotismo, Amor y Libertad)

was a Panama
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nian political party
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The DIPAL Party was created by Alfredo Alemán, in 1959 "as a non-political organization to foster better relations between negroes and whites in Panama
Panama
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Alfredo Alemán was a National Guard
Military of Panama
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 major under Commandant José Antonio Remón Cantera
José Antonio Remón Cantera
José Antonio Remón Cantera , was president of Panama from 1 October 1952 until his murder by machine-gun fire at a Panama City racetrack - on 2 January 1955. He belonged to the National Patriotic Coalition....

 and later served as Minister of Finance in Remon
José Antonio Remón Cantera
José Antonio Remón Cantera , was president of Panama from 1 October 1952 until his murder by machine-gun fire at a Panama City racetrack - on 2 January 1955. He belonged to the National Patriotic Coalition....

's cabinet.
In 1960 it allied with the Popular Alliance and its candidate Víctor Florencio Goytía. In 1964 it allied with the National Opposition Alliance (ANO) and its candidate Juan de Arco Galindo.
In 1964 the PD registered as a political party, joining the ANO, but polled barely 3000 votes.
The PD was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal in 1964.
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