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USA signs the Torrijos-Carter Treaties

USA signs the Torrijos-Carter Treaties

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The United States and Panama sign the Torrijos-Carter Treaties in Washington D.C., effectively ceding the Panama Canal to the Panamanian government.

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1977
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