Panama City commemorates Martyrs’ Day, remembering the 1964 killing of 21 protesters by police and U.S. troops during a Panamanian national holiday. The protests led to the signing of an agreement by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Panama in 1999. Despite President-elect Trump’s threats to seize control of the canal, Panama President José Raúl Mulino and the niece of a victim have vowed to defend Panama’s ownership.
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