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Omar Torrijos

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Omar Torrijos

Original Name
Herrera
Birth
Santiago de Veraguas, Distrito de Santiago, Veraguas, Panama
Death
31 Jul 1981 (aged 52)
Panama
Burial
Fort Amador, Distrito de Panamá, Panamá, Panama Add to Map
Plot
South central portion of the old parade ground
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Panamanian Dictator. Described as both a "wise and effective leader" and a dictator, Omar Torrijos took over the presidency of Panama by military coup in 1968. Best noted for negotiating transfer of the Panama Canal from US to Panamanian control. He was killed in a plane crash.
Panamanian Dictator. Described as both a "wise and effective leader" and a dictator, Omar Torrijos took over the presidency of Panama by military coup in 1968. Best noted for negotiating transfer of the Panama Canal from US to Panamanian control. He was killed in a plane crash.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Nov 3, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6844/omar-torrijos: accessed ), memorial page for Omar Torrijos (13 Feb 1929–31 Jul 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6844, citing Mausoleo de Omar Torrijos Herrera, Fort Amador, Distrito de Panamá, Panamá, Panama; Maintained by Find a Grave.