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Omar Torrijos
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Panamanian dictator who ruled Panama 1968–1981 (1929–1981)
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Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (1929–1981) was a Panamanian politician and military personnel who served as head of state. Born in Santiago de Veraguas, he was a member of the Democratic Revolutionary Party and held the military ranks of brigadier general and general. He received the Order of José Martí, Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero, Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and Order of Civil Merit. Torrijos was educated at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and was a practicing Catholic.
His published works include *Imagen y voz*, *La linea*, *75 años de relaciones entre Panamá y Estados Unidos*, *A batalha do Panamá*, and *Ideario*. He was the father of Martín Torrijos. Torrijos died on July 31, 1981, in Penonomé due to an aviation accident and was buried in Panama City.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929
- Died
- 1981
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Imagen y voz
- La linea
- 75 años de relaciones entre Panamá y Estados Unidos
- A batalha do Panamá
- Ideario
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks
· 2013 · cited 16,047x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,961x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,995x
- Porous, Crystalline, Covalent Organic Frameworks
· 2005 · cited 8,047x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 8,000x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- President
- José María Pinilla (1968–1969), Demetrio Lakas Bahas (1969–1978), Arístides Royo (1978–1982)
- Preceded by
- Arnulfo Arias (as President of Panama )
- Succeeded by
- Rubén Darío Paredes
- Born
- Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera , February 13, 1929, Santiago, Panama
- Died
- July 31, 1981 (1981-07-31) (aged 52), near Penonomé, Panama
- Resting place
- Torrijos Mausoleum , Amador , Panama City , Panama
- Party
- Democratic Revolutionary Party (1979–1981)
- Spouse
- Raquel Pauzner de Torrijos
- Children
- 3, Martín Torrijos
- Occupation
- Military officer and politician
- Allegiance
- Panama
- Branch service
- National Guard of Panama
- Years of service
- 1950–1981
- Rank
- Brigadier General
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (February 13, 1929 – July 31, 1981) was a Panamanian military officer, politician, and revolutionary who was the military leader of Panama, as well as the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard from 1968 to his death in 1981. Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, but instead held self-imposed and all-encompassing titles including "Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution". Torrijos took power in a coup d'état and instituted a number of social reforms.
Torrijos is best known for negotiating the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties that eventually gave Panama full sovereignty over the Panama Canal. The two treaties guaranteed that Panama would gain control of the Panama Canal after 1999, ending the control of the canal that the U.S. had exercised since 1903. On December 31, 1999, the final phase of the treaty, the US relinquished control of the Panama Canal and all areas in what had been the Panama Canal Zone.
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