If you look like a U.S. citizen suggest you avoid Balboa & Av de Martyrs on Jan 9th, this is the anniversary of the flag incident that cost the U.S. the Canal Zone, what isn't told in the following story is that there was a Panama flag on the CZ at the Admin bldg but the Panamanians wanted other Panama flags in locations like in front ot the Balboa high school, the U.S. in its ugly American way did not comply the flag riot of Jan 9, 1964 occurred. Also what isn't told is U.S. GIs didn't have ammunition until things got out of control, it was ugly on both sides & the U.S. was not a winner in the long run. The story of comming events in Panama on Jan 9th:
From the internet, this was the beginning of the end of the CZ:
Panama’s historic flag back home, will be on view to public
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THE PANAMANIAN FLAG whose raising changed the history of Panama, and cost the lives of numerous students, returned to the city on Saturday January 4, and was received with full military honors.
The national homeland flag arrived atTocumenInternational Airport at 5:00, from Spain, where it had been restored. Because of its fragile state it traveled in in a temperaturecontroled box.
The flag was received by the Interior Minister, Jorge Ricardo Fabrega, and Rimsky Sucre, president of the Association of the National Institute of 1964.
Following a tour of the city after leaving Tocumen, the emblem is resting in the AscanioArosemena Training Center where it can be seen by the public from January 9, which marks the50th anniversary of the seminal event that cost the lives of many students, but ultimately led to the signing of an agreement to hand control of the Canal to Panama, at the turn of the century.
The former Ave July 4 was renamed Avenida de Los Martires, which carries a sculpture of the students raising the flag.
The decision to restore the flag was due to an initiative of the Citizens Movement for Strengthening National Identity, which had the support of the board of the Panama Canal Authority.
On January 9 there will be a gala musical activities as part of the centenary of the Panama Canal as a tribute to the meaning the date has to Panamanians.
The tribute will take place right in the place where Panamanian students arrived on January 9, 1964 to claim the right to hoist of the national flag at what was then the School of Balboa in the Canal Zone .
That night, there will be a musical gala in honor of the historic date with the musical performance of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Polyphonic Choir voices Panama and Panamanian Ricardo Velasquez, Janelle Davidson, and Nicole Puga and Manuel Corredera Puga
From the internet, this was the beginning of the end of the CZ:
Panama’s historic flag back home, will be on view to public
SATURDAY, 04 JANUARY 2014 22:58E-mailPrintPDF
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THE PANAMANIAN FLAG whose raising changed the history of Panama, and cost the lives of numerous students, returned to the city on Saturday January 4, and was received with full military honors.
The national homeland flag arrived atTocumenInternational Airport at 5:00, from Spain, where it had been restored. Because of its fragile state it traveled in in a temperaturecontroled box.
The flag was received by the Interior Minister, Jorge Ricardo Fabrega, and Rimsky Sucre, president of the Association of the National Institute of 1964.
Following a tour of the city after leaving Tocumen, the emblem is resting in the AscanioArosemena Training Center where it can be seen by the public from January 9, which marks the50th anniversary of the seminal event that cost the lives of many students, but ultimately led to the signing of an agreement to hand control of the Canal to Panama, at the turn of the century.
The former Ave July 4 was renamed Avenida de Los Martires, which carries a sculpture of the students raising the flag.
The decision to restore the flag was due to an initiative of the Citizens Movement for Strengthening National Identity, which had the support of the board of the Panama Canal Authority.
On January 9 there will be a gala musical activities as part of the centenary of the Panama Canal as a tribute to the meaning the date has to Panamanians.
The tribute will take place right in the place where Panamanian students arrived on January 9, 1964 to claim the right to hoist of the national flag at what was then the School of Balboa in the Canal Zone .
That night, there will be a musical gala in honor of the historic date with the musical performance of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Polyphonic Choir voices Panama and Panamanian Ricardo Velasquez, Janelle Davidson, and Nicole Puga and Manuel Corredera Puga
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