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Panama is governed under the Constitution of Panama of 1972 as amended in 1978, 1983, 1993, 1994, and 2004. [1] This is Panama's fourth constitution, previous constitutions having been adopted in 1904, 1941, and 1946. The differences among these constitutions have been matters of emphasis and have reflected the political circumstances existing ...
In 1903, Panama declared its independence from Colombia and in 1904 adopted a new constitution. The constitution provided that Panamanians were those born in Panamanian territory, children born abroad to one Panamanian parent who upon reaching majority chose to be Panamanian, or Colombian nationals who had supported Panamanian independence.
Independence from Federal Republic of Central America: 24 July 1850: Independence recognized by Spain Panama: 11 October 1972: Constitution of Panama established 3 November 1903: Independence from Colombia: 31 December 1999: Sovereignty of Panama Canal Zone transferred to Panama from the United States 10 May 1904: Independence from Spain ...
The United States had strategic aid to Panama, with the intention of gaining the 10- mile strip of land from Panama. With the suppression of the Colombian troops, the Revolutionary Junta declared the secession of the Isthmus and later its independence as the Republic of Panama. A naval squadron in the Bay of Panama was captured without resistance.
Before the first year of independence had passed, the intervention issue also complicated relations. Threats to constitutional government in the republic by a Panamanian military leader, General Esteban Huertas , had resulted, at the suggestion of the United States diplomatic mission, in disbanding the Panamanian army in 1904.
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Panama State (1865 map by Agostino Codazzi). The Panama State, officially known as the Federal State of Panama [1] from 1855 to 1863, and as the Sovereign State of Panama [2] from 1863 until 1886 when it was dissolved, [3] was established as one of the states of the Republic of Gran Colombia established in 1821 after independence from the Spanish Empire and was later part of the Republic of ...
In 1826, the same year in which the Isthmus rejected the Bolivian constitution, the Congress of Panama was held in the capital of the department. But this remarkable event was not an obstacle for the first attempt of separation from Colombia to take place in that year.