Philippe Bunau-Varilla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French engineer
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Philippe Bunau-Varilla
- Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla (French pronunciation: ?[filip ??~ byno va?ija]) (1859–1940), commonly referred to as simply Philippe Bunau-Varilla, was a French engineer and soldier.
- With the assistance of American lobbyist and lawyer William Nelson Cromwell, Bunau-Varilla greatly influenced the Washington's decision concerning the construction site for the famed Panama Canal.
- He also worked closely with President Theodore Roosevelt in the latter's orchestration of the Panamanian Revolution.
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