Panama Canal Zone

The Panama Canal Zone () is a  former International concession of United States . It is now the country of Panama.

In 1903, the territory was controlled by the United States. As a part of the United States, the zone had several towns and military bases. 

The Zone was disestablished in October 1, 1979 as part of a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter and Omar Torrijos, the unofficial leader of Panama.

The Panama Canal was operated by the United States until December 31, 1999, when it returned to Panama.

 History 
The treaty was approved by the provisional Panamanian government on December 2, 1903, and by the US Senate on February 23, 1903. While the treaty was approved, the Panamanians received US$10 million, much of which the United States required to be invested in that country. The Canal Zone was formally turned over by Panama on May 4, 1904, when American officials reopened the Panama City offices of the canal company and raised the American flag.McCullough, pp. 397–399, 402.

Notable people
 John McCain – U.S. Senator from Arizona and the Republican nominee for President for the 2008 US presidential election

References

Category:1903 establishments in North America
Category:1979 disestablishments in North America
Category:20th century in Panama
Category:20th century in the United States