1968 Panamanian coup d'état
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The 1968 Panamanian coup d'état was a military overthrow of President Arnulfo Arias that ushered in a period of National Guard–led rule and set the stage for Omar Torrijos’s dominant leadership in Panama.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
ⓘ
military coup ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1968 Panama coup
ⓘ
1968 military coup in Panama ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy | Panama National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1968 in Panama
ⓘ
Coups d'état in Panama ⓘ Military history of Panama ⓘ |
| caused |
consolidation of military power in Panama
ⓘ
end of Arnulfo Arias’s third presidency ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| date | 1968-10-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Omar Torrijos regime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military rule in Panama ⓘ |
| governmentOverthrown | constitutional civilian government of Arnulfo Arias ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodStarted | Torrijos era in Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immediateOutcome |
dissolution of the National Assembly of Panama
ⓘ
establishment of a military junta ⓘ suspension of constitutional guarantees ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Arnulfo Arias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boris Martínez NERFINISHED ⓘ Omar Torrijos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | Spanish ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Boris Martínez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omar Torrijos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Panama City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrew | Arnulfo Arias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Panama ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Panama National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1968 Panamanian general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Omar Torrijos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panama National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Panamanian military dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| removedFromOffice | Arnulfo Arias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | overthrow of President Arnulfo Arias ⓘ |
| setStageFor | Omar Torrijos’s dominant leadership in Panama ⓘ |
| significance | beginning of nearly two decades of military influence in Panamanian politics ⓘ |
| target | Arnulfo Arias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentChange | military takeover ⓘ |
| usheredIn | National Guard–led rule in Panama ⓘ |
| year | 1968 ⓘ |
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