Panama Declares Independence from Colombia: With US Encouragement
Panama declares independence from Colombia after the United States encourages the split to secure rights for building the Panama Canal. This maneuver forces Colombia to lose control of the territory and grants Washington the legal authority to construct the waterway that would soon transform global maritime trade.
November 3, 1903
123 years ago
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