Topic: Mireya Elisa Moscoso
The year 1999 was without doubt the most significant in Panama's young life as an independent nation. Panama and the U.S. nevertheless continued to pursue negotiations intended to provide U.S. military forces with the ability to use certain airstrips ...
Among the objectives of the government of Panama in 2000 were the efficient management of the Panama Canal, the strengthening of national security, and the reversal of an economic slowdown.. Alberto Aleman Zubieta, who had served as administrator of the Panama Canal ...
The year 2001 marked the second anniversary of Panamanian Pres. Mireya Moscoso's administration. During the presidential campaign, Moscoso had promised that she would never privatize IDAAN. A leading adviser to Moscoso quit the administration, alleging that "crooks disguised as businessmen" surrounded ...
The year 2002 saw increasing attention to corruption involving all three branches of the Panamanian government. Pres. Mireya Moscoso was repeatedly accused of nepotism for appointing to government offices relatives and members of various prominent families who supported her political party. The ...
The year 2003 marked the 100th anniversary of Panama's independence from Colombia. The Transparency International corruption index listed Panama as the 67th most corrupt country of 133 surveyed. To complicate matters, Pres. Mireya Moscoso vetoed legislation to stiffen penalties for embezzlement ...
July 1, 1946, Pedasi, Panama), Panamanian politician, who was Panama's first woman president (1999-2004).. When he was deposed nine days later by General Omar Torrijos, Moscoso joined Arias in exile in Miami, Florida. Her main opponent was Martin Torrijos, the son ...
