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The 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. The treaties are named after the two signatories, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and the Commander of Panama's National Guard, General Omar Torrijos.
One of President Jimmy Carter’s greatest accomplishments was negotiating the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, which were ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1978. These treaties gave the nation of Panama eventual control of the Panama Canal. Jimmy Carter and Omar Torrijos at the September 7th signing ceremony. (Jimmy Carter Library)
President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty and Neutrality Treaty on September 7, 1977. This agreement relinquishes American control over the canal by the year 2000 and guarantees its neutrality.
Feb 9, 2010 · This Day In History. September | 7. Choose another date. 1977. U.S. agrees to transfer Panama Canal to Panama. In Washington, President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian dictator Omar Torrijos sign...
Nov 21, 2023 · Learn about the Torrijos-Carter Treaty, the reasons for it, and its major provisions. Read about Jimmy Carter’s contribution to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Updated: 11/21/2023
On September 7, 1977, Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos signed two treaties, known as the Torrijos-Carter Treaties. The first, the Panama Canal Treaty, stated that the Canal Zone would be turned over to Panama in 1979. A gradual transfer of the operation of the canal itself would be complete by December 31, 1999.
Panamanian leader, General Omar Torrijos, continued discussions with the United States; and in 1974, Henry Kissinger and Panamanian Foreign Minister, Juan Tack, established the basic framework from which the 1977 treaties would emerge. Their agreements called for a new treaty to replace the 1903 document, ending U.S.
