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The 1903 Hay Bunau-Varilla was NOT signed by any Panamanian. At the time both Ferdinand de Lesseps & Philippe Buau-Varilla were declared persona non grata in France because many civilians went bankrupt when they invested in the French Canal Company. They wanted to save their neck, and the USA looked for their own interest. Back then with US president Franklin D. Roosevelt and his ruthless Latin American "Big Stick" policy. When the Panamanian representatives (barely 2 weeks in the seat) arrived to the US the traitor Bunau-Varilla had already signed a treaty with his own interests in mind. Nowadays that would have been considered illegal, but the 1st World countries have always gotten away with bullying and abuse.

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