▁causes . ▁His ▁wife , ▁M ire ya ▁Mos cos o ▁was ▁at ▁his ▁side . ▁His ▁death ▁caused ▁national ▁m our ning ▁around ▁Pan ama . ▁Following ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁his ▁body ▁to ▁Pan ama ▁City ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁fun eral ▁where ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁protest ed ▁against ▁Nor ie ga , ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁J ardin ▁de ▁Paz ▁c emetery ▁( Loc ated ▁in ▁Par que ▁Le fe vre ) ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁his ▁ 8 7 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁Gu ill ermo ▁End ara ▁became ▁the ▁leading ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁dict ator ship , ▁heading ▁the ▁opposition ▁coal ition ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁Despite ▁defe ating ▁pro - N orie ga ▁candidate ▁Carlos ▁Du que ▁by ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁margin , ▁the ▁results ▁were ▁ann ul led ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁End ara ▁and ▁his ▁running ▁m ates ▁were ▁badly ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁by ▁the ▁par amil it ary ▁D ign ity ▁Batt al ions . ▁Seven ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁launched ▁Operation ▁Just ▁C ause ▁and ▁A rias ' ▁party ▁reg ained ▁power ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ful fill ▁his ▁last ▁wish , ▁his ▁remains ▁were ▁ex hum ed ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁state ▁fun eral . ▁He