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Omar Torrijos
Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (February 13, 1929 – July 31, 1981) was the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard and military leader of Panama from 1968 to his death in 1981. Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, but instead held titles including "Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution". Torrijos took power in a ''coup d'état'' and instituted a number of social reforms. Torrijos is best known for negotiating the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties that eventually gave Panama full sovereignty over the Panama Canal. The two treaties guaranteed that Panama would gain control of the Panama Canal after 1999, ending the control of the canal that the U.S. had exercised since 1903. On December 31, 1999, the final phase of the treaty, the US relinquished control of the Panama Canal and all areas in what had been the Panama Canal Zone. His son Martín Torrijos was elected president and served from 2004 to 2009. Background Torrijos was born in Santi ...
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List Of Heads Of State Of Panama
This article lists the heads of state of Panama since the short-lived first independence from the Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final separation from Colombia in 1903. Free State of the Isthmus (1840–1841) Republic of Panama (1903–present) President of the Municipal Council of Panama and ''de facto'' President (1903) Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903–1904) Presidents of Panama (1904–present) Military leaders of Panama (1968–1989) From 1968 to 1989 a military junta exerted actual control over the country and nominated the president, who himself held little power. The following individuals were leaders of the junta. Latest election Living former presidents As of , there are nine living former Panamanian presidents: See also * Politics of Panama * List of political parties in Panama This article lists political parties in Panama. Panama has a multi-party system. Although there are three major political parties, no one p ...
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Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone ( es, Zona del Canal de Panamá), also simply known as the Canal Zone, was an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Isthmus of Panama, that existed from 1903 to 1979. It was located within the territory of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón. Its capital was Balboa. The Panama Canal Zone was created on November 18, 1903 from the territory of Panama; established with the signing of the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, which allowed for the construction of the Panama Canal within the territory by the United States. The zone existed until October 1, 1979, when it was incorporated back into Panama. In 1904, the Isthmian Canal Convention was proclaimed. In it, the Republic of Panama granted to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation, and control of a zone of land and land underwater for the construction, maintenance, opera ...
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Multinational Corporation
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Populist
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Government Mouthpiece
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''La Estrella de Panamá'' is the oldest daily newspaper in Panamá. The newspaper originally began in 1849 as a Spanish-language translation insert of an English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ... daily, '' The Panama Star'', which had been formed in 1849. It has a circulation of approximately 8,000 print copies. See also * List of newspapers in Panama References External links * 1849 establishments in North America 19th-century establishments in Panama Newspapers published in Panama Publications established in 1849 {{Panama-stub ...
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Boris Martínez
Boris Néstor Martínez Salazar was a Panamanian military officer of the former National Guard. He spearheaded the 1968 Panamanian coup d'état, which overthrew president-elect Arnulfo Arias Madrid, who had only been in office for eleven days. A few months after the coup, on 23 February 1969, he was exiled to the United States by Omar Torrijos Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (February 13, 1929 – July 31, 1981) was the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard and military leader of Panama from 1968 to his death in 1981. Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, .... He settled in Miami and worked for an aviation company. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Martínez, Boris Panamanian military commanders Panamanian expatriates in the United States Year of birth missing Possibly living people ...
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Jimmy Carter And General Omar Torrijos Signing The Panama Canal Treaty
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Omar Torrijos With Panamanian Farmers
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School Of The Americas
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San Salvador
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