1964 Martyrs' Day riots

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The 1964 Martyrs' Day riots were a series of violent protests in Panama sparked by tensions over sovereignty and control of the Panama Canal Zone, which became a turning point in U.S.–Panamanian relations and led toward renegotiation of canal treaties.

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1964 Martyrs' Day riots canonical 1
Canal Zone riots of 1964 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political protest ⓘ
riot ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 9 January events ⓘ
Martyrs' Day events ⓘ
chronology occurred during the Cold War ⓘ
commemoratedAs Martyrs' Day in Panama ⓘ
commemorationDate January 9 ⓘ
consequence opening of formal negotiations on a new Panama Canal treaty ⓘ
political strengthening of Panamanian demands for sovereignty over the Canal Zone ⓘ
country Panama ⓘ
endDate 1964-01-12 ⓘ
hasCause conflict over display of Panamanian flag in the Canal Zone ⓘ
dispute over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
longstanding tensions between Panama and the United States ⓘ
hasEffectOn U.S.–Panamanian relations ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance catalyst for eventual transfer of the Panama Canal to Panama ⓘ
hasTheme anti-imperialism ⓘ
national sovereignty ⓘ
influenced Torrijos–Carter Treaties ⓘ
location Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ
mainParticipants Canal Zone police ⓘ
Panamanian civilians ⓘ
Panamanian students ⓘ
United States military personnel ⓘ
notableFor civilian casualties caused by U.S. forces ⓘ
escalation from flag dispute to nationwide unrest ⓘ
numberOfDeaths 20 ⓘ
numberOfInjured hundreds ⓘ
opposingParty Government of Panama ⓘ
Government of the United States ⓘ
partOf Panama–United States conflict over the Panama Canal ⓘ
relatedHoliday Martyrs' Day (Panama) ⓘ
result increased Panamanian nationalism ⓘ
international condemnation of violence in the Canal Zone ⓘ
pressure to renegotiate Panama Canal treaties ⓘ
severing of diplomatic relations between Panama and the United States ⓘ
significantEvent storming of the U.S.-controlled Canal Zone by Panamanian protesters ⓘ
use of force by U.S. troops against Panamanian demonstrators ⓘ
startDate 1964-01-09 ⓘ
turningPointIn history of the Panama Canal ⓘ

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Panama Canal Zone → significantEvent → 1964 Martyrs' Day riots ⓘ
subject linked to: Panama Canal Zone (historical)
Panama–United States relations → hasEvent → Canal Zone riots of 1964 ⓘ
linked to: 1964 Martyrs' Day riots