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Omar Torrijos

1929 - 1981

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Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (February 13, 1929 – July 31, 1981) was the Panamanian military leader of Panama, as well as the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard from 1968 to his death in 1981. Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, but instead held self-imposed and all-encompassing titles including "Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution". Torrijos took power in a coup d'état and instituted a number of social reforms. Torrijos is best known for negotiating the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties that eventually gave Panama full sovereignty over the Panama Canal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Omar Torrijos is the 3,490th most popular politician (up from 3,995th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Panama and the 3rd most popular Panamanian Politician.

Omar Torrijos was a Panamanian politician and military officer who served as the president of Panama from 1968 to 1981. He is most famous for negotiating the Torrijos-Carter Treaties with U.S. President Jimmy Carter, which granted Panama control of the Panama Canal in 1979.

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Among politicians, Omar Torrijos ranks 3,490 out of 19,576. Before him are Guy III of Spoleto, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Sancho Ramírez, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, Gelon, and Liudolf, Duke of Saxony. After him are William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Eric X of Sweden, Yousaf Raza Gillani, Abdoulaye Wade, and Laelianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Omar Torrijos ranks 70. Before him are Gerald Edelman, Paul Lauterbur, Alfred Moisiu, Bernard Haitink, Yevgeny Primakov, and E. O. Wilson. After him are Violeta Chamorro, Jerry Goldsmith, Ágnes Heller, Lennart Johansson, Mike Hawthorn, and Dick Clark. Among people deceased in 1981, Omar Torrijos ranks 34. Before him are Samuel Barber, Georges Brassens, William Saroyan, Miroslav Krleža, Duško Popov, and Zarah Leander. After him are Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Abel Gance, Stefan Wyszyński, Mehmet Shehu, Will Durant, and David Wechsler.

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In Panama

Among people born in Panama, Omar Torrijos ranks 4 out of 71. Before him are Manuel Noriega (1934), John McCain (1936), and Carlos Fuentes (1928). After him are Edward A. Murphy Jr. (1918), Roberto Durán (1951), Rubén Blades (1948), Miguel Bosé (1956), Ricardo Martinelli (1952), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Mireya Moscoso (1946), and Billy Cobham (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Panama

Among politicians born in Panama, Omar Torrijos ranks 3. Before him are Manuel Noriega (1934), and John McCain (1936). After him are Ricardo Martinelli (1952), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Mireya Moscoso (1946), Guillermo Endara (1936), Ricardo Maduro (1946), Juan Carlos Varela (1963), Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1946), Martín Torrijos (1963), and José Antonio Remón Cantera (1908).

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