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1519
Panama Becomes Spanish Vice-Royalty
Panama becomes Spanish Vice-royalty of New Andalucia(now New Grenada). -
Independence from Spain
Panama becomes independent from Spain, joins confederacy of Gran Columbia. -
Panama Railroad
Panama agrees to let the US build a railroad across the isthmus. -
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France Attempts to Build Canal
France attempts to build canal to link Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Financial difficulties and tropical diseases stop them. -
United States get rights to Build Canal
Panama gives US rights to build canal and is given control of canal zone. -
United States finish Canal
The US finishes the Panama Canal joining the Atlantic to the Pacific. -
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Government Overthrown
General Omar Torrijos Herrera, the National Guard Chief, overthrows the president and creates dictatorship. -
Panama's Canal
US agrees to transfer the canal to Panama. -
Torrijos Dies
Right after the revolution, Torrijos is killed in a plane crash -
First woman President
Mireya Moscoso become the first woman president of Panama.