Institution
National Guard (Panama)
The National Guard (Guardia Nacional) was Panama's armed force, created in 1953 from the National Police. In 1968 it overthrew President Arnulfo Arias, and its commander Omar Torrijos ruled the country and negotiated the Torrijos-Carter Treaties of 1977 for the canal's transfer. In 1983 it became the Panama Defence Forces under Manuel Noriega and was dissolved after the US invasion of 1989.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). National Guard (Panama). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/national-guard-panama
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