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Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (February 13, 1929 – July 31, 1981) was the Commander of the Panamanian and National Guard and the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981. Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, but instead held titles including "Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution" and "Supreme Chief of Government." Although he was considered a leftist dictator, he simultaneously had the support of the United States as he opposed communism. His politics were based instead on progressivism.
Torrijos is best known for negotiating the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties that eventually gave Panama full sovereignty over the Panama Canal, at noon on December 31, 1999. His son Martín Torrijos was elected president and served from 2004 to 2009.
Torrijos was born in Santiago in the province of Veraguas, the sixth of twelve children. His father, José Maria Torrijos, was originally from Colombia, and was employed as a teacher. He was educated at the local Juan Demóstenes Arosemena School and won a scholarship to the military academy in San Salvador. He graduated with a commission as a second lieutenant. He joined the Panamanian army, the National Guard (Guardia Nacional), in 1952. He was promoted to captain in 1956 and took a cadet course at the School of the Americas in 1965.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (Spanish: [fiˈðel ˈkastro]; born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011. Politically a Marxist-Leninist, under his administration the Republic of Cuba was converted into a one-party socialist state, with industry and business being nationalized under state ownership and socialist reforms implemented in all areas of society. On the international stage, he also served as the Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1979 to 1983 and 2006 to 2008.
Discursos de Omar Torrijos
BIOGRAFIAS Y VIDAS Omar Torrijos Herrera 1929 - 1981
John Perkins on the assassination of President Torrijos of Panama
Omar Torrijos y Fidel Castro 5 límites fronterizos
FERNANDO PACHECO A OMAR TORRIJOS 1977
DISCURSO DE OMAR TORRIJOS HERRERA 11-10-1971
1981. Panamá: Muere Omar Torrijos, asesinado en un complot de la CIA
OMAR TORRIJOS EN LA SEDE DE LA OEA 07 09 1977
Tratados del Canal: El ultimátum de Omar Torrijos
Omar Torrijos
Omar Torrijos Herrera, 34 aniversario de su desaparición.
CRIMENES DEL IMPERIALISMO Asesinato del general omar torrijos 31 de julio de 1981