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	Martín Torrijos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino (born 18 July 1963, in Panama City) is a Panamanian politician and the current President of Panama.
		Martín Torrijos is the son of Omar Torrijos Herrera, who was Panama's leader from 1968 to 1981.
		Torrijos ran as the PRD's candidate in the 1999 Panamanian presidential election, finishing in second place after Mireya Moscoso of the Arnulfista Party, whose husband had been deposed by Omar Torrijos in a 1968 coup d'état.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Torrijos (391 words)

	Presidencia de la República de Panamá
		President Martín Torrijos Espino was born in the city of Panama on July 18th, 1963; he is the son of General Omar Torrijos Herrera and Mrs.
		Martin Torrijos has the charisma of his father, General Omar Torrijos Herrera, a leader who accumulated national and international prestige for his commitment to social issues and because he headed the most noble causes of the Panamanian people.
		Martin Torrijos was postulated in May 1999 as candidate for the PRD to the presidency of Panama and later, in August of that same year, he was elected as General Secretary of the same political party.
	www.presidencia.gob.pa /biography.php (627 words)

	Hernan Etchaleco, Son of popular leader elected president of Panama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Martin Torrijos, the son of the popular Army General that ruled this Central American nation from 1968 until his death in a strange plane crash in 1981, has been elected president after obtaining almost 50% of the votes.
		Martin Torrijos, 40, not only is the heir of his father's surname, but also of the political party he created by the time he smartly negotiated a treaty by which the United States, under Jimmy Carter's administration, returned to Panama the control over the transoceanic canal.
		Martin Torrijos, who was educated in the United States, campaigned skilfully as both a reverent son and the leader of a new generation of Panamanian politicians.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/47/489.html (553 words)

	Panama's new leader \| Arizona Daily Star ®
		Torrijos criticized the pardon, although Moscoso may have done him a favor by sparing him the extradition decision later on.
		Torrijos, a Texas AandM economics graduate, was elected on a platform calling for fiscal reform, more jobs, a new constitution and a fight against the corruption that tainted the administration of Moscoso.
		Torrijos is the third freely elected president since the United States invaded Panama in December 1988 and installed Guillermo Endara, whose election had been annulled by strongman Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, now in a Florida federal prison.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/38495 (533 words)

	Torrijos Espino Martín - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Torrijos Espino, Martín (1963-), Panamanian politician, President of Panama (2004-).
		Torrijos was born in Panama City, the son of the military...
		Moscoso spent her childhood in Pedasi in the province of Los Santos before marrying Arnulfo Arias, three-times president of Panama.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Torrijos_Espino_Mart%C3%ADn.html (111 words)

	granma.cu - MARTÍN TORRIJOS SWORN IN AS NEW PRESIDENT OF PANAMA
		PANAMA CITY, September 1.— Martín Torrijos, aged 41, was sworn in today as the new president of Panama for a five-year mandate, in a ceremony attended by 10 foreign leaders and the Princes of Asturias, EFE reports.
		The presidential sash was placed on Torrijos by Jerry Wilson, the new president of the National Assembly who, in his turn, had been elected a few hours earlier.
		The investiture of Torrijos, Samuel Lewis Navarro as first vice president and Rubén Arosemena as second vice president began with the installation of the 77-member Legislative Assembly and the election of a joint executive of that body.
	www.granma.cu /ingles/2004/septiembre/juev2/torrijos.html (339 words)

	americas.org - Son of Former Ruler Promises New Ideology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		PANAMA CITY, Panama -- President-elect Martin Torrijos' victory by a wide margin Sunday is due in part to his famous father, the country's former military ruler.
		Torrijos lost in 1999 when he depended on Omar Torrijos' legacy, but he won this time by winning over his father's old enemies, cleaning up his own party, and hammering out a common-sense platform aimed at fighting corruption, creating jobs, and reforming the country's fiscal system.
		Torrijos spent nearly 20 years in the United States at a military prep school, Texas AandM University, and later working in a fast food franchise before returning to Panama.
	www.americas.org /item_14558 (555 words)

	Torrijos takes over Panama with mission to renovate canal
		Martin Torrijos becomes president of Panama on a mission to modernize the aging Panama Canal, purge rampant corruption and investigate abuses committed by his father's authoritarian regime.
		Martin Torrijos, 41, took the presidency through the ballot box, crushing former president Guillermo Endara, who held office from 1989-1994, in a 47-31 percent electoral victory.
		During the campaign, Torrijos distanced himself from his late father's regime by promising to create a commission to probe abuses under the dictatorships of Omar Torrijos and Manuel Noriega, who was ousted in a 1989 US invasion.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1205321/posts (1188 words)

	Election Time in Panama -- Many Promises
		Torrijos, who is 35 years old, has an even greater lead over Moscoso among young people (50.8% to 27.1%); while Moscoso has a slight lead among voters 50 years and older.
		Torrijos' program is silent on some prominent issues, including the development of gold and copper mines, which has caused intense conflict, especially in Panamanian indigenous communities, and the role of labor and labor unions.
		Torrijos' opponents have accused him of lying when he says he opposes privatization, since he personally signed the decree for privatizing the electric company, while his vice-presidential running mate did the same, as well as signing the decree that attempted to privatize the state water company.
	www.forusa.org /programs/panama/archives/27.htm (671 words)

	2nd Torrijos vows closer ties to Cuba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Torrijos said Panamanians should decide on the proposal to widen the canal for a new generation of bigger ships because of its high cost for this poor nation, where 40 percent of the people live in poverty.
		Torrijos' late father, Gen. Omar Torrijos, signed a deal with then-President Carter that led to the hand-over of the Panama Canal from U.S. to Panamanian authority and many Panamanians remember him fondly for that achievement.
		Torrijos said he would seek to improve relations with both Cuba and Venezuela, which were angered by Moscoso's pardon of the Cuban exiles.
	www.latinamericanstudies.org /panama/vows.htm (442 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Panama
		Martin Torrijos, the son of former military leader Omar Torrijos, defeated his main rival, ex-president Guillermo Endara, to win May 2004's presidential elections.
		Mr Torrijos pledged to modernise the Panama Canal, to tackle corruption, and to investigate alleged human rights violations under the rule of his father.
		Martin Torrijos has four years' ministerial experience as deputy minister of government and justice under President Ernesto Perez Balladares.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1229332.stm (733 words)

	Afiwi.Com - Your Caribbean Online
		Martin Torrijos is the son of General Omar Torrijos, a fondly remembered former son of Panama; and now the world will address him by his new title, President.
		Torrijos' late father, Omar Torrijos, is most fondly remembered for signing a deal with then-President Carter that created the handover of the Panama Canal from U.S. hands to Panamanian authority; commenting: "He showed us that it was possible to achieve independence with dignity and bravery".
		Torrijos also mentioned that negotiations with the United States, improved relations with both Cuba and Venezuela are governmental priorities.
	www.afiwi.com /news2.asp?id=3051 (363 words)

	Noriegaville - Classics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		When after many efforts the cars were released from the mud, the group went to the house where they met with Martin Torrijos, Eric Abrego, and their company.
		Torrijos and Abrega left shortly thereafter, and were not present during the interrogation and when the shots were fired, according to several statements in the file.
		In that statement, which directly contradicts various other statements of those involved, Torrijos admits that he lend his Nissan Patrol and later arranged for a tractor to release the kidnappers' cars from the mud, but denies to have been involved in any other way with the kidnappers and their efforts.
	www.noriegaville.com /classics.php (1019 words)

	Martin Torrijos, S.A. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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		Martin Torrijos states in TV commercials that his government will be "completely transparent," and in that spirit we publish here the tax returns of the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 of the corporation "Martin Torrijos, S.A.", which was according to the PRD incorporated to manage campaign funds outside regular party channels.
		Martin Torrijos, S.A. was incorporated in September 1999, and the directors are Javier Martinez-Acha (secretary), Ubaldino Real (Treasurer), and Martin Torrijos (president).
	www.ornstein.org /2004martinsa.html (401 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Martín Torrijos was born in Panama City on July 18, 1963.
		Martín Torrijos inherited the charisma of his father, a leader who gained national and international prestige for his social responsibility and leadership in various causes that were very important for Panamanians.
		Martín Torrijos’ political goal is to build a new country on consensus-based policies with input from all areas of Panamanian society.
	www.presidencyofchile.cl /view/viewNotas.asp?idarticulo=5104 (338 words)

	Martin Torrijos & The Promise of Panama
		Martin Torrijos is son of the late Omar Torrijos, military dictator from 1968-1980 until he was killed in a mysterious plane crash.
		A couple of months later in May Martin Torrijos won by a landslide and he was declared president of Panama through democratic election process.
		Martin Torrijos has a lot on his plate and should deal with it in respectable fashion because a troubled Panama is a troubled Latin America, and the majority of people do not want to go back to “the eighties” (Noriega days).
	goinside.com /05/7/promise.html (830 words)

	americas.org - 'Old-Crowd' Image is Hard to Shake for President-Elect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		But Torrijos clearly enjoys widespread popular support, having won the presidency in a landslide victory over former President Guillermo Endara and benefited from the positive image of his charismatic father, Gen. Omar Torrijos.
		Torrijos took part in a 1968 coup and installed a military dictatorship that lasted until the 1989 U.S. invasion.
		After losing the 1999 race for the presidency, Torrijos took over the party's helm, removed its military remnants, ordered primaries for all races and required that at least 30 percent of candidates to the primaries be women.
	www.americas.org /item_14924 (845 words)

	President Mireya
		Martín Torrijos trailed her with 37 percent and Alberto Vallarino with 16 percent.
		In Martín Torrijos' case, the son of the late general was able to replicate the results of the 1994 election that brought Pérez Balladares to the presidency.
		His 37 percent represent the 33 percent obtained by the PRD in 1994 (and in the August 1998 referendum, which sought to change the Constitution to allow Pérez Balladares to be re-elected), plus another three percent from his electoral allies.
	www.forusa.org /programs/panama/archives/33.htm (843 words)

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		Torrijos' inauguration came on the heels of the 11th hour "pardon" by outgoing president Mireya Moscoso of four anti-Castro Cubans arrested and charged, during the presidential summit of 2000 in Panama City, with a plot to assassinate Fidel Castro.
		Panama's current president, Martin Torrijos, constantly refers to the popular image of his father and his US imposed dictatorship, as you can also read in the inaugural speech you refer to.
		Meanwhile, Martin Torrijos' government is holding secret negotiations for a free trade agreement with the US, and they're approaching the IMF for help in with the deteriorated state's finances.
	narcosphere.narconews.com /comments/2004/9/9/135743/9225/1 (2512 words)

	Panama Jones, Panama Real Estate, Live, Invest or Retire in Panama
		Martin Torrijos, the son of a former dictator and a graduate of Texas AandM University, won the nation's first presidential vote on Sunday since the handover of the Panama Canal and withdrawal of U.S. troops in December 1999, election officials said.
		Torrijos - whose father, Gen. Omar Torrijos, ruled Panama from 1968 until his death in 1981 - defeated former President Guillermo Endara with about one-quarter of votes counted, according to the Electoral Tribunal.
		Torrijos had a commanding 47 percent of votes in a multi party system.
	www.panamajones.com /martin-torrijos.htm (516 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Panama elects ex-dictator's son
		His main rival, ex-President Guillermo Endara has conceded defeat to Mr Torrijos, who is the son of former military leader Omar Torrijos.
		Omar Torrijos is seen as the man who got Panama back its canal from the hands of the Americans.
		Ms Moscoso was Panama's first woman president, beating Mr Torrijos at the last election in 1999.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/3677499.stm (365 words)

	Hitchhiker's Diary: Presidential Elections in Panama \| A42
		In virtually every article in English, Torrijos is referred to as "the dictator's son", and usually in the article headline.
		Here is the way the father is described in these publications: "mítico general Omar Torrijos Herrera", "Hijo del extinto general Omar Torrijos, impulsor de los tratados que permitieron la devolución a Panamá por Estados Unidos de su canal", and "hijo del ex general Omar Torrijos".
		I have no idea what Torrijos' presidency will be like, but it sure is interesting to note how the opinion is already being molded, especially outside of Latin America.
	www.a42.com /node/170 (977 words)

	Late dictator's son wins Panama election - World News - MSNBC.com
		Martin Torrijos hails 'new chapter' in nation's history
		PANAMA CITY, Panama - Martin Torrijos, the son of a former dictator, on Sunday won the nation’s first presidential vote since the handover of the Panama Canal and withdrawal of U.S. troops in December 1999.
		He was liked for his folksy style, land reform and public works, and for signing the treaty that resulted in the handover of the formerly U.S.-run canal to Panama.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4886518 (654 words)

	Vasquez and Mosquera Honored by Panamanian President Martin Torrijos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		May 04, 2005 - Both newly crowned Roberto "La Araña" Vasquez (WBA Lightlfly Champion) and Vicente "El Loco" Mosquera (WBA Superfeather Champion) were attended by the President of Panama Martin Torrijos (son of Omar Torrijos) at the Presidential Palace.
		Torrijos a true boxing fanatic showed plenty of satisfaction for the triumph obtained by both gladiators.
		Roberto "La Araña" Vasquez won the title after beating Beibis Mendoza by KO in the tenth round in Panama City, Panama and Vicente "El Loco" Mosquera by unanimous decision over Yodsanan Nanthachai in 12 rounds in New York.
	www.wbaonline.com /news/news040505aa.asp (138 words)

	Panama faces canal expansion decision - May 2004 - America - Latin) Panama) Panama Canal, P) Panama Canal Authority, ...
		Martin Torrijos, the son of former dictator Omar Torrijos, has been voted in as Panama’s next president.
		The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is set to submit its studies on the project in June, with a referendum on the issue due later this year or at the start of 2005.
		Since Torrijos’ father secured the handover of the canal under the Torrijos-Carter treaty signed in 1977, its fate has been closely associated with the Torrijos family.
	www.worldcargonews.com /htm/n20040501.737413.htm (299 words)

	Crunch time for Martín Torrijos
		The visa and PECC scandals that later came to light were but further details of the corruption with impunity that characterizes the public career of Ernesto Pérez Balladares.
		If he does that now, then there will be no other rational conclusion but to dismiss Torrijos as a crook like Mireya and Toro and to do whatever possible to frustrate and defeat his every effort for the remainder of his term.
		But Martín Torrijos is also leader of the PRD, which holds an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
	www.thepanamanews.com /pn/v_11/issue_22/editorial.html (765 words)

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		Panama's new President Martin Torrijos has been sworn in for a five-year term in the capital, Panama City.
		AP Martin Torrijos Martin Torrijos, the 41-year-old son of former Panamanian strongman, Omar Torrijos was sworn in Wednesday as Pa...
		AP Martin Torrijos Martin Torrijos, the 41-year-old son of former Panamanian strongman, Omar Torrijo...
	archive.wn.com /2004/09/02/1400/cubafm (645 words)

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