Panama Separates from Colombia

Date: November 3, 1903 • Location: Arosemena, Panama

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1903.

With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country located at the southern end of Central America in North America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half of the country's over 4 million inhabitants.