Historical figures in Panama City
The atlas holds 16 people and 19 moments here, from 1852 to 2017. The most recorded lives are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Elizabeth II and John F. Kennedy. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Military Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Augusto Pinochet
in 1977
1 moment here
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…
Benito Juárez
in 1858
1 moment here
Mexican lawyer, Liberal politician, and president of Mexico from 1858 until his death. A Zapotec from Oaxaca, Juárez led the Liberal government…
Carlos Fuentes
in 1928
1 moment here
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1920
1 moment here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Elizabeth II
in 1953
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
from 1912 to 1938
4 moments here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
George H. W. Bush
in 1992
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Hugo Chávez
in 1974
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Jimmy Carter
in 1978
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
John F. Kennedy
in 1943
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
José Mujica
in 2017
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Juan Perón
in 1958
1 moment here
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine army officer and politician who served as president of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1973 until his…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2013
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1906
1 moment here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1852
1 moment here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
William Howard Taft
in 1904
1 moment here
William Howard Taft was an American lawyer, judge, colonial administrator, secretary of war, 27th president of the United States, and 10th chief…
Moments
- 1852 Cholera relief in Panama City Ulysses S. Grant
- 1858 Arrival in Panama Benito Juárez
- 1904 Inspects Panama Canal site William Howard Taft
- 1906 Official trip to Panama Canal worksite Theodore Roosevelt
- 1912 Visits the Panama Canal Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1920 Service in the Panama Canal Zone Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1928 Birth in Panama City Carlos Fuentes
- 1934 Visits Panama City Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1935 Meets Panama's president at Balboa Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1938 Meets Panama's president at Balboa Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1943 Commanded PT-101 in Panama John F. Kennedy
- 1953 Visited Panama City Elizabeth II
- 1958 Meeting Isabel in Panama Juan Perón
- 1974 Visit to Panama Hugo Chávez
- 1977 Panama Canal Treaty signing Augusto Pinochet
- 1978 Panama Canal treaties protocol Jimmy Carter
- 1992 Post-invasion visit to Panama George H. W. Bush
- 2013 Panamanian state honour Sebastián Piñera
- 2017 University of Panama visit José Mujica