9 5 1 , ▁and ▁finally ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁days ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Arn ul fo ▁A rias ▁Madrid ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pen onom é , ▁C oc lé ▁Province , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Antonio ▁A rias ▁and ▁Car men ▁Madrid , ▁and ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Har mod io ▁A rias , ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Pan ama ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁days ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁A rias ▁began ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁Christian ▁Brothers hip ▁( today ▁known ▁as ▁La ▁S alle ) ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁city ▁and ▁attended ▁secondary ▁school ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁studied ▁medicine ▁and ▁surg ery ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁Later , ▁he ▁special ized ▁in ▁psych iat ry , ▁obst et rics ▁and ▁end ocr in ology . ▁ ▁Political ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁A rias ▁returned ▁to ▁Pan ama ▁and ▁assumed ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁national istic ▁organization ▁Patri otic ▁Comm unal ▁Action . ▁ ▁This ▁organization ▁t apped ▁into ▁a ▁building ▁current ▁of ▁dis content ▁in ▁Pan ama ▁against ▁the ▁considerable ▁influence ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ex ert ed ▁on ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁It ▁formed ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁Pan ame ñ ista