| Panama is a Central American nation and has a | | | | rights, he has gained notoriety not just in his country, |
| population of more than 3.3 million people. Panama | | | | but also around the world. He was dictator and a |
| was ruled by Spain until 1821 and later it gained | | | | general who ruled the country from 1983 to 1989. He |
| independence and became a democracy. The Suez | | | | was later captured by the Americans and served a |
| Canal is a popular feature of Panama. The United | | | | life imprisonment for forty years. |
| States helped the nation in its war against Colombia. | | | | Ruben Blades is the most beloved figure of Panama. |
| There are several famous people from this country | | | | Born in 1948, he was a politician, actor and singer as |
| who have had prominence in history and also in | | | | well as musician. He won people's heart in more than |
| modern times. In Panama, almost everyone knows | | | | one way. He was also the president of Panama. |
| Manuel Noriega. Although Noriega is famous in his own | | | | |