Omar Torrijos

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Omar Torrijos was a Panamanian military leader and de facto ruler best known for negotiating the Torrijos–Carter Treaties that transferred control of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Omar Torrijos canonical 8
Martín Torrijos 1
Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
military officer
politician
birthDate 1929-02-13
birthPlace Santiago de Veraguas
surface form: Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
cameToPowerBy 1968 Panamanian coup d'état
causeOfDeath airplane crash
child Omar Torrijos self-linksurface differs
surface form: Martín Torrijos
continentOfActivity North America
countryOfCitizenship Panama
deathDate 1981-07-31
deFactoRulerOf Panama
endTime 1981 (as de facto leader of Panama)
era Cold War
familyName Torrijos
fullName Omar Torrijos self-linksurface differs
surface form: Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera
givenName Omar
hasHonor Panama City’s main airport formerly named Omar Torrijos International Airport
headOfGovernmentOf Panama
ideology nationalism
populism
implementedPolicy land reform in Panama
social reform programs in Panama
knownFor Torrijos–Carter Treaties
negotiation of Panama Canal treaties with the United States
languageSpoken Spanish
memorial Monuments and memorials in Panama honoring Omar Torrijos
militaryBranch Panamanian Defense Forces
surface form: Panama National Guard
militaryRank Brigadier general
nationality Panamanian
notableEvent signing of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties in 1977
occupation military officer
politician
partnerInTreatyWith Jimmy Carter
placeOfDeath Coclesito, Panama
positionHeld Commander of the Panama National Guard
de facto leader of Panama
predecessor Arnulfo Arias
regionOfActivity Central America
relative Martín Torrijos
religion Roman Catholicism
signed Torrijos–Carter Treaties
startTime 1968 (as de facto leader of Panama)
successor Manuel Noriega
surface form: Manuel Noriega (as dominant military figure in Panama)
treatyEffect transfer of control of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Torrijos–Carter Treaties namedAfter Omar Torrijos
Torrijos–Carter Treaties signedBy Omar Torrijos
Torrijos–Tocumen Airport namedAfter Omar Torrijos
Nicaraguan Revolution supportFrom Omar Torrijos
this entity surface form: Panama under Omar Torrijos
Bridge of the Americas openedBy Omar Torrijos
Omar Torrijos fullName Omar Torrijos self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera
Omar Torrijos child Omar Torrijos self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Martín Torrijos