Hugo Spadafora
Hugo Spadafora | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1940 Chitré, Herrera, Panama |
| Died | September 13, 1985 (aged 45) La Concepción, Chiriquí, Panama |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, commander of the Victoriano Lorenzo Brigade, physician, Vice-Minister of Health in Omar Torrijos's regime |
Hugo Spadafora Franco (September 6, 1940 – September 13, 1985) was a Panamanian physician and guerrilla fighter in Guinea-Bissau and Nicaragua. He criticized the military in Panama, which led to his murder by the government of Manuel Noriega in 1985.