Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a transcontinental country spanning the central part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's 4 million people.
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno was a Panamanian dictator, politician and military officer who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. An authoritarian ruler who amassed a personal fortune through drug trafficking operations, he had long standing ties to United States intelligence agencies before the U.S. invasion of Panama removed him from power.
The People's Party is a Panamanian Christian democratic political party. Beginning in 1956, as Social Democratic Action, it was made up of middle-class professionals, intellectuals and students, with support from trade unions, particularly the Federation of Christian Workers. It went on to become one of Latin America's most conservative and anti-communist Christian democratic parties. The ideological foundation of the party is based on the social doctrine of the Catholic Church. The PP is a full member of the Christian Democrat International and Christian Democratic Organization of America.
This article is about the history of Panama from 1904 to 1964.
General elections were held in Panama on 7 May 1989, with the goal of electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly. The two primary candidates in the presidential race were Guillermo Endara, who headed Democratic Alliance of Civic Opposition (ADOC), a coalition opposed to military ruler Manuel Noriega, and Carlos Duque, who headed the pro-Noriega Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD).
Parliamentary elections were held in Panama on 28 September 1980, electing a new National Legislative Council.
Parliamentary elections were held in Panama on 6 August 1978, electing both a new National Assembly of Community Representatives.
Indirect presidential elections were held in Panama on 11 October 1978, electing a new President of the Republic.
General elections were held in Panama on 20 May 1960, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.
General elections were held in Panama on 13 May 1956, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.
General elections were held in Panama on 27 May 1948, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.
General elections were held in Panama on 11 May 1940, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.
General elections were held in Panama on 7 June 1936, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.
General elections were held in Panama on 5 June 1932 to elect a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly. Harmodio Arias Madrid of the Liberal Doctrinaire Party (PLDo) was elected President, whilst the PLDo emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 14 of the 32 seats.
General elections were held in Panama on 2 September 1924 to elect both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.
Presidential elections were held in Panama on 2 August 1920.
Presidential elections were held in Panama on 16 September 1918.
Presidential elections were held in Panama on 25 June 1916.
The Lima Group is a multilateral body that was established following the Lima Declaration on 8 August 2017 in the Peruvian capital of Lima, where representatives of 12 countries met in order to establish a peaceful exit to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela.
