Torrijos

Proper noun

Meaning

Torrijos (plural Torrijoses)

A surname from Spanish.

Examples

A long-time member of the PRD, Pérez Balladares worked skillfully during the campaign to rehabilitate the PRD's image, emphasizing the party's populist Torrijos roots rather than its association with Noriega. Source: Internet

After taking office, Torrijos passed a number of laws which made the government more transparent. Source: Internet

Many of the nation's leftists, pointing to a similar crash that had killed Panamanian President Omar Torrijos Herrera less than three months later, blamed the United States government. Source: Internet

Influenced by Torrijos and Velasco he saw the potential for military generals to seize control of a government when the civilian authorities were perceived as serving the interests of only the wealthy elites. Source: Internet

Despite the Torrijos administration's public stance on corruption, many high-profile cases, particularly involving political or business elites, were never acted upon. Source: Internet

In 1981 Torrijos died in a plane crash. Source: Internet

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