Panama scandals
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The Panama scandals were a major late-19th-century French political and financial corruption affair involving the failed Panama Canal project, which implicated numerous high-ranking officials and businessmen.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panama Affair | 1 |
| Panama scandals canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corruption affair
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financial scandal ⓘ political scandal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Panama Affair
NERFINISHED
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Panama Canal scandal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1893 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
bribery of officials
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corruption ⓘ failure of the French Panama Canal project ⓘ financial mismanagement ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to the political climate preceding the Dreyfus affair
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erosion of public trust in parliamentary institutions ⓘ growth of radical and nationalist movements in France ⓘ loss of savings for many small French investors ⓘ political crisis in the French Third Republic ⓘ resignations of ministers and officials ⓘ rise of antisemitic agitation in France ⓘ trials and convictions of company leaders ⓘ |
| hasPart | Panama Canal corruption affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Charles de Lesseps
NERFINISHED
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Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique de Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand de Lesseps NERFINISHED ⓘ French government ministers ⓘ French parliamentarians ⓘ Gustave Eiffel NERFINISHED ⓘ financiers ⓘ journalists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | French press ⓘ |
| notableWorkAbout | contemporary pamphlets and newspaper exposés ⓘ |
| numberOfParliamentariansImplicated | about 150 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleImplicated | over 100 GENERATED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dreyfus affair
NERFINISHED
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French attempt to build the Panama Canal ⓘ Panama Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | collapse of the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique de Panama ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Baron Jacques de Reinach
NERFINISHED
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Charles Baïhaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Floquet NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles de Lesseps NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelius Herz NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand de Lesseps NERFINISHED ⓘ Georges Clemenceau NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustave Eiffel NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri Rochefort NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Jaurès NERFINISHED ⓘ Rouvier NERFINISHED ⓘ Édouard Drumont NERFINISHED ⓘ Émile Loubet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1892 ⓘ |
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Panama Affair