(Mao winter months 25), January 9, 1964 in the Panama Canal Zone, the U.S. military and Panamanian conflict.

1964 is a national of the Republic of Panama "national day of mourning.
Panama Canal is an important shipping waterway communication Atlantic and Pacific. The excavation started in 1881. In 1903, the U.S. government imposed by it to the United States and Pakistan, Panama treaty, snatched the rights of the canals and the the permanent concession rights to the Canal Zone. During construction, the about sixty-seven million workers lost their lives.
Panama Canal, dug in 1914, the U.S. Canal Zone into the country within a country, the Governor appointed by the U.S. government or the American flag, the implementation of the laws of the United States, the United States army, snatched away 100 million a year from the canal tax more than U.S. $.
Panamanian people continue to struggle to recover Canal sovereignty. In January 1964, Panama has set off a struggle against the storm that shook the world. On January 9, a group of students who requested the Panamanian flag, was raised in the Panama Canal Zone to U.S. military repression. Panama dead 21 people, the United States killed and four people. 30,000 Panamanians together that day to enter the Canal Zone, where they raised the Panamanian flag, U.S. troops massacre of demonstrators. Angry people attacked the U.S. Embassy, ​​the burning of the United States Information Service, many cities in the mass strike, strike, strike to protest against the atrocities of the United States, to reclaim canal sovereignty. 11, the Panamanian government broke off diplomatic relations with the United States, and announced the abolition of the Canal Zone Treaty. March 21, (the L $ dj��.c��m) United States President Johnson announced that the United States is willing to "re-examination of all disputes between the" Panama. April 3, Panama restore diplomatic relations with the United States.
1965, the Panamanian government regulations for a national day of mourning on January 9. Called upon the people to continue the struggle, until September 7, 1977, the United States forced the government of Panama signed a new Treaty of the United States and Pakistan, the abolition of the privilege of United States permanent possession. Finally win the struggle of the people of Panama. (History today www.lssdjt.com)