Martyrs' Day (Panama)

Martyrs' Day (Panama)

Day commemorating the January 9, 1964 anti-American riots in Panama

Martyrs' Day is a Panamanian day of national mourning which commemorates the January 9, 1964 anti-American riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The riot started after a Panamanian flag was torn and students were killed during a conflict with Canal Zone Police…