Panama History Timeline by Isabella Miled Rodríguez Menjibar

1903 - Separation of Panama from Colombia – Provisional Government Board (José Agustín Arango, Federico Arias.

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:27:20 UTC

The Provisional Government Board of Panama governed Panama from its appointment on November 4, 1903 by Demetrio H. Brid, President of the Municipal Council of Panama, until February 20, 1904, the day Manuel Amador Guerrero, first president, took office. constitutional of the Republic of Panama. The members of the Board were José Agustín Arango, Tomás Arias and Federico Boyd. Manuel Espinosa Batista was appointed substitute of the Provisional Government Board.

2006 - The Referendum on the expansion of the Panama Canal.

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:29:34 UTC

In accordance with Article 325 of the Constitution of Panama, any proposal to construct a third set of locks or an at-grade Canal on the existing route proposed by the Panama Canal Authority must be approved by the executive body. and be submitted to the National Assembly of Deputies of Panama for approval. If approved by it, it must finally be approved in a national referendum held no earlier than 90 days after being approved by the Assembly.1

1999 - Transfers of administration and Panamanian Territory.

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:30:44 UTC

At noon on December 31, 1999, Panama assumed full control over the operation and administration of the Canal, as well as the surrounding areas, in compliance with the treaties signed in 1977 between the head of the Panamanian government, General Omar Torrijos, and the President of the United States, James Carter.

1925 - Tenant movement.

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:31:41 UTC

It all began at the beginning of October 1925, when the members of this league called for demonstrations and a general strike of tenants, due to the high cost of rented rooms for the thousands of workers at that time.

1964 - Patriotic Deed Against the US Military Presence in Panama.

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:34:43 UTC

In the early hours of January 10, 1964, Foreign Minister Solís informed the United States Government of the breaking of diplomatic relations. In this way, the government of President Chiari became the architect of a patriotic and haughty gesture, without precedent in continental diplomacy.

1881 - Arrival of the French for the construction of the Interoceanic Canal.

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:37:35 UTC

In 1876, the Geographical Society of Paris organized a committee to promote international cooperation to carry out studies to fill gaps in geographical knowledge of the Central American area with a view to building an interoceanic canal. The committee, a limited company, the Société Civile Internationale du Canal Interocéanique de Darien, was chaired by Ferdinand de Lesseps. To Lieutenant of the French Navy, Lucien N.B. Wyse, grandson of Lucien Bonaparte, was assigned to explore the Isthmus. Armand Réclus, also a naval lieutenant, was his assistant chief.

1502 - Arrival at the Panamanian Caribbean Coast – Cristobal Colón

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:41:07 UTC

On October 10, 1502, on his fourth voyage, Christopher Columbus reached the Atlantic coast of the isthmus, in the current provinces of Bocas Del Toro and Veraguas. On November 2, he arrived at a beautiful bay in the current province of Colón, which he baptized as Portobelo or Puerto Bello.

1519 - Foundation of Panama La Vieja – Pedrarias Dávila

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:45:01 UTC

ON August 15, 1519, Pedro Arias Dávila founded the first city on the coasts of the Pacific Ocean and the oldest on land that exists to this day. “At the time the first city of Panama was founded, a kind of dispersed village, populated by indigenous people, already existed on the site.

1977- Signing of the Torrijos-Carter-Treaties, Omar Torrijos H. and James Carter.

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:48:05 UTC

On September 7, 1977, the Torrijos-Carter Treaties were signed, a milestone that marked the history of our country by crowning the effort of multiple generations of Panamanians to achieve our full sovereignty and to take full advantage of the strategic resource of our position. geographical.

1850 - Beginning of the construction of the Transismic Railway.

isarodriguez9 — 2023-11-22 23:49:52 UTC

Construction began in August 1850 around Cerro Mono, later known as Monte Esperanza, a four-mile swampy area that made reaching the Chagres River and the indigenous town of Gatún very complicated.