Omar Torrijos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Omar Torrijos

Panamanian Dictator

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1929

Place of Birth: Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Date of Death: 31-Jul-1981

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Panama

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (February 13, 1929 – July 31, 1981), more commonly known as Omar Torrijos, was the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard and the de facto dictator of Panama from 1968 to 1981.
Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, but instead held titles including "Leader of the Panamanian Revolution" and "Chief of Government." 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.
The two treaties guaranteed that Panama would gain control of the Panama Canal after 1999, ending the control of the canal that the U.S.
had exercised since 1903.
On December 31, 1999, the final phase of the treaty, the US relinquished control of the Panama Canal and all areas in what had been the Panama Canal Zone.
His son Martín Torrijos was elected president and served from 2004 to 2009.