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    1981. Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, but instead held titles including "Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution". Torrijos took...
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    The Torrijos–Carter Treaties (Spanish: Tratados Torrijos-Carter) are two treaties signed by the United States and Panama in Washington, D.C., on September...
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    name of the airport was changed in 1981 by the military government to Omar Torrijos International Airport, in honor of the Panamanian leader who died on...
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    wedlock by Panamanian military ruler Omar Torrijos, the de facto head of Panama from 1968 to 1981. Martín Torrijos was educated in economics and political...
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    with Omar Torrijos. In 1968, Torrijos overthrew President Arnulfo Arias in a coup. Noriega became chief of military intelligence in Torrijos's government...
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    pressure orchestrated by Torrijos against the United States was viewed as nationalist. Despite his aggressive methods, Torrijos is recognized as one of...
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    was appointed president for the same period. In 1981, Torrijos died in a plane crash. Torrijos' death altered the tone of Panama's political evolution...
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  • Omar Torrijos is a corregimiento in San Miguelito District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 36,452 as of 2010. It was created by Law 21 of...
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  • Torrijos can mean: General José María de Torrijos y Uriarte (1791–1831), 19th-century Spanish Liberal politician Omar Torrijos (1929–1981) was a Panamanian...
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    1978), French actor Omar Torrijos, Commander of the Panamanian National Guard and the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981 Omar Vizquel, Major League...
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    Omar Torrijos National Park, which was opened in 1986 and is a major tourist attraction for its natural hiking trails. The rural house where Torrijos...
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  • meetings with some prominent individuals, including Graham Greene and Omar Torrijos. Perkins describes the role of an economic hit man as follows: Economic...
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  • Cémaco District. Omar Torrijos designated the land for the village in 1969, and the first houses were built in 1970. Torrijos, Omar (13 July 2020). Union...
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    President Jimmy Carter and the de facto leader of Panama, General Omar Torrijos, signed the Torrijos–Carter Treaties, which set in motion the process of handing...
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  • to the instability of Panamanian National Guard after the death of Omar Torrijos. He was educated at the military academy in Nicaragua. Paredes' tenure...
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  • Government" was appointed, Martinez and Torrijos were the true leaders from the beginning. Soon after the coup, Torrijos was promoted to full colonel and named...
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  • El Copé is a corregimiento (subdistrict) in Olá District, Coclé Province, Panama. It has a land area of 76.7 square kilometres (29.6 sq mi) and had a population...
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  • Independence. Originally a critic of the military regime headed by Omar Torrijos, he served as its Vice-Minister of Health. In 1978, he organized the...
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  • The Order of Omar Torrijos Herrera is an order of Panama, named in honor of Omar Torrijos Herrera (1929-1981), who was the Commander of Panamanian Forces...
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  • Omar Torrijos Herrera is a district in the Panamanian province of Colón, located approximately 115 kilometres (71 mi) west of Panama City. It is named...
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    descent invented and created Reggae en Español. Since the creation of Omar Torrijos Herrera District in 2018, Colón Province is divided into six districts...
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  • President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos signed the Torrijos-Carter Treaties. Torrijos sent Díaz Herrera as a negotiator of the Panama...
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  • out. In 1973, WerBell was asked to assist with a coup d'état against Omar Torrijos of Panama, according to CIA documents released in 1993. WerBell sought...
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  • Canal Treaty (also called Torrijos–Carter Treaties) was signed by Commander of Panama's National Guard, General Omar Torrijos and U.S. President Jimmy...
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  • in Panama following his opposition to the Panamanian military ruler Omar Torrijos. Gallego organized peasant cooperatives in Santa Fé District of Panama's...
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  • Commander of the Panamanian National Guard following the death of General Omar Torrijos on 31 July 1981. Colonel Flores assumed command of the Panamanian military...
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    communist Cuban government, and the socialist Panamanian government of Omar Torrijos, and the social democratic Venezuelan government of Carlos Andrés Pérez...
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    in Cuba (Gerardo Machado, Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro), Panama (Omar Torrijos, Manuel Noriega), the Dominican Republic (Desiderio Arias, Cipriano...
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  • acted as the principal source of organized political support for the Omar Torrijos government, particularly on the Panama Canal issue. It resisted the...
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    President Jimmy Carter and the Panamanian Head of Government, General Omar Torrijos, met at the Washington DC headquarters of the Organization of American...
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