One of the first acts of the day was the traditional tribute with a floral offering in the Peace Garden, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Janaina Tewaney, and in which other heads of State, relatives of the fallen and authorities from different sectors participated. .

The Panamanian president, Laurentino Cortizo, wrote on his X social network account that the country’s flag flies at half-mast in honor and respect of those who protected territorial integrity 34 years ago.

“On this Day of National Mourning, we express our solidarity with those affected by December 20, 1989,” he added.

On the other hand, several worker unions held a march from the Clayton roundabout to the headquarters of the United States embassy, where they protested with slogans remembering and demanding justice for those killed during the military operation called Just Cause.

“This day is different from the rest of the 20th of December, because the people awakened their patriotic feelings of self-determination, sovereignty and national dignity,” said Saúl Méndez, general secretary of the Single National Union of Workers in the Construction and Construction Industry. Similar.

Likewise, a march is planned this afternoon from the Plaza 5 de Mayo towards the monument erected in the El Chorrillo neighborhood and tomorrow the screening of a film about the events.

The United States launched the invasion on this date in 1989 under the pretext of arresting former general Manuel Antonio Noriega.

But survivors of the event denounce that Washington tried with this action to eradicate the Defense Forces, test their weapons, keep the Panama Canal and eliminate Noriega because he was no longer useful to them.

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