Omar Torrijos Biography

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NAME: Omar Torrijos
OCCUPATION: General, Political Leader
BIRTH DATE: February 13, 1929
DEATH DATE: July 31, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH: Santiago de Veragua, Panama
PLACE OF DEATH: near Penonomé, Panama
Full Name: Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera
AKA: Omar Efraín Torrijos
AKA: Omar Torrijos
AKA: Omar Torrijos Herrera

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Omar Torrijos held dictator-like control over Panama from 1968 to 1978. During that time, he signed a treaty with the U.S. to bring the canal under Panamanian control.

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Omar Torrijos was born on February 13, 1929, in Santiago de Veragua, Panama. He joined the National Guard of Panama and rose to brigadier general. In 1968, he helped overthrow President Arnulfo Arias and Torrijos emerged as a dictator-like leader, a position he held until 1978. In 1977, he signed a treaty with the U.S. to bring the Panama Canal back under Panamanian control. He died in 1981 near Penonomé, Panama.