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Canal Accord Ties Back to 1964 Panama Student Violence
Washington outlines the canal treaty origins tracing to January 9, 1964 when Panamanian students entered the canal zone with a Panamanian flag. The protest escalated into deadly violence, left 21 Panamanians and four Americans dead, and spurred years of negotiation leading to today’s renewed talks under President Carter.
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Panama
Panama ‘City
Canal Zone
Canal
U.S
Organization of American States
Ellsworth Bunker
Buoker
Carter
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Colombia
Teddy Roosevelt
Africa
Lyndon B. Johnson
United Nations Security Council
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Latin America
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Bunker
Gerald Ford
Watergate
Vietnam
Panama Canal
Jimmy ‘Carter
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