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Date of recognition 1 United States: 6 November 1903 [29] 2 France: 14 November 1903 [30] 3 Qing Empire: 26 November 1903 [30] 4 Austria–Hungary: 27 November 1903 [30] 5 Germany: 30 November 1903 [30] 6 Denmark: 3 December 1903 [30] 7 Russia: 6 December 1903 [30] 8 Norway: 7 December 1903 [30] 9 Sweden: 7 December 1903 [30] 10 Belgium: 8 ...
The US intent to influence the area, especially the Panama Canal's construction and control, led to the separation of Panama from Colombia in 1903 and its establishment as an independent state. The US had negotiated the Hay–Herrán Treaty with Colombia in early 1903 that would give it control of the canal and would include the purchase of the ...
The United States consul general reported that three-quarters of the Panamanians wanted independence from Colombia and would revolt if they could get arms and be sure of freedom from United States intervention. Panama was drawn into Colombia's Thousand Days' War (1899–1902) by rebellious radical Liberals who had taken refuge in Nicaragua ...
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They replaced the 1903 Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty between the United States and Panama (modified in 1936 and 1955), and all other U.S.-Panama agreements concerning the Panama Canal, which were in force on that date. The treaties comprise a basic treaty governing the operation and defense of the Canal from October 1, 1979 to December 31, 1999 ...
Map of Panama, with Panama Canal 1903 political cartoon: "Go Away, Little Man, and Don't Bother Me". The Hay–Herrán Treaty was a treaty signed on January 22, 1903, between United States Secretary of State John M. Hay of the United States and Tomás Herrán of Colombia.
The United States built the canal in the early 1900s as it looked for ways to facilitate the transit of commercial and military vessels between its coasts. Washington relinquished control of the waterway to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter. The canal is a point of pride for Panamanians.
February 23 – Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". March 2 – In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens. March 14 – The Hay–Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian ...