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Free from Spain
Panama becomes independent of Spain, but joins the confederacy of Gran Colombia, which also comprises Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. -
Watermelon War
The Watermelon War was a riot that occurred on the morning of April 15, 1856, in Panama City in what was then the province of Panama in the Republic of New Granada, modern day republic of Colombia. -
Banana Wars
The Banana Wars were the occupations, police actions, and interventions on the part of the United States in Central America and the Caribbean between the end of the Spanish–American War in 1898 and the inception of the Good Neighbor Policy in 1934.[1] The United States conducted military interventions in Cuba, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. -
Independence
November 3, 1903 may be held as the beginning of the country’s sovereignty but, 82 years before the celebrated date, Panama obtained its first independence—their liberation from the Spanish crown. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
The US Senate passes the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, giving the US control of a 10-mile-wide and 51-mile-long swath of land - the Canal Zone - "in perpetuity." In exchange, Panama receives $10 million from the US, and is to receive annual payments of $250,000 starting in 1913. -
Opening of Panama Canal
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The canal was formally opened on August 15, 1914, with the passage of the cargo ship SS Ancon. The opening of Panama Canal in 1914 caused a severe drop in traffic along Chilean ports due to shifts in the maritime trade routes -
Permanent Neutrality and Operation of Panama Canal
President Carter signs the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal is passed, enlisting the US and Panama to maintain joint control of the passage. The Canal was to be handed back in 1999. -
Operation Just Cause
The United States Invasion of Panama, code named Operation Just Cause, was an invasion of Panama by the United States between mid-December 1989 and late January 1990. It occurred during the administration of President George H. W. Bush and ten years before the Torrijos–Carter Treaties were ratified to transfer control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. to Panama by 1 January 2000 -
Earthquake
The last major one struck the north of Panama on 4 July 2009, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale. -
Flood and Landslide
Death toll from Panama flood has risen to 5. Following President Ricardo Martinelli , two members of the Red Cross died when their vehicle was buried in a landslide in the Caribbean coastal province of Colon. Other three were killed in Nueva Arenosa and Quebrada Ancha, Colon.
