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1504 Christopher Columbus
returns to Spain from his fourth voyage where he and his younger son, Ferdinand, explored the coast of Central America
from Belize
to Panama.
1519 Panama founded.
1670 Henry Morgan captures Panama
1698 Darien Scheme - First Scottish settlers leave for an ill-fated colony in Panama
1821 The Republic of Gran Colombia (a federation covering much of presentday Venezuela
, Colombia
, Panama, and Ecuador
) was established, with Simón Bolívar
as the founding President
and Francisco de Paula Santander as vice president
.
1821 Panama declares independence from Spain
. (See History of Panama).
1903 With the encouragement of the United States
, Panama proclaims itself independent from Colombia
.
1903 USA recognizes independence of Panama
1903 The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States
and Panama, giving the Americans exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
1906 US President Theodore Roosevelt
leaves for a trip to Panama to inspect the construction progress of the Panama Canal
(this was the first time a sitting President of the United States
made an official trip outside of the United States
).
1914 USA and Panama sign the Panama Canal
Treaty
1955 José Antonio Remón Cantera president of Panama is murdered at a racetrack in Panama City
1968 In Panama, General Omar Torrijos becomes president in a coup d'etat.
1977 Treaties between Panama and the United States
on the status of the Panama Canal
are signed. The U.S. agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century
.
1978 The U.S. Senate votes 68-32 to turn the Panama Canal
over to Panamanian control on December 31, 1999.
1990 The former leader of Panama, Manuel Noriega
, surrenders to American
forces.
1992 In Miami, Florida
, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega
is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug
and racketeering violations.
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