Omar Torrijos

Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (February 13, 1929 - August 1, 1981) was a Panamanian army officer and military ruler of Panama from 1968 to 1981. Torrijos was often referred to in the American press as the military strongman of Panama. A son of Torrijos, Martín Torrijos Espino, won the Presidential election on 2 May 2004 and took office on September 1, 2004.

External links

En español: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Torrijos

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• 1978 REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PANAMA by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights describes human rights violations by the Torrijos regime
• An assessment of the career of Omar Torrijos in the context of Panamanian history