Torrijos-Carter Treaties

The Torrijos-Carter Treaties (sometimes referred to in the singular as the Torrijos-Carter Treaty), are a pair of treaties signed by the United States and Panama in Washington, D. C. on September 7, 1977, abrogating the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty signed in 1903. The treaties guaranteed that Panama would gain control of the Panama Canal - then under US control, after 1999. The treaties are named after the two signatories, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos. Torrijos was not democratically elected, having taken power in a coup in 1968, but is generally considered to have had widespread support in Panama for the signing of the treaties.

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Singular - United States - Panama - Washington, D. C. - 1977 - Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty - 1903 - Panama Canal - Jimmy Carter - Omar Torrijos - 1968

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This first treaty is officially called The Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, commonly referred to as the Neutrality Treaty. Under this treaty, the U.S. retains the permanent right to defend the canal from any threat that might interfere with its continued neutral service to ships of all nations. The second treaty is called The Panama Canal Treaty. It is this treaty which insured that after the year 2000, Panama would assume full control of canal operations and become primarily responsible for its defense.

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