Young people attend the 61st anniversary commemoration of the Martyrs' Day at the Garden of Peace Cemetery in Panama City, Panama, Jan. 9, 2025.
Panama held the 61st anniversary commemoration of the Martyrs' Day on Thursday. The Martyrs' Day was a movement occurred in Panama on Jan. 9, 1964, when troops of the U.S. Army clashed with high school students who demanded the right to raise the national flag in the area known as Canal Zone, a strip of land around the Panama Canal, which was ceded to the United States of America in perpetuity as a result of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. (Xinhua/Xu Yongzheng)
This photo taken on Jan. 9, 2025 shows a wreath laid during the 61st anniversary commemoration of the Martyrs' Day at the Garden of Peace Cemetery in Panama City, Panama.
Panama held the 61st anniversary commemoration of the Martyrs' Day on Thursday. The Martyrs' Day was a movement occurred in Panama on Jan. 9, 1964, when troops of the U.S. Army clashed with high school students who demanded the right to raise the national flag in the area known as Canal Zone, a strip of land around the Panama Canal, which was ceded to the United States of America in perpetuity as a result of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. (Xinhua/Xu Yongzheng)
This photo taken on Jan. 9, 2025 shows the "eternal fire" monument to commemorate the Martyrs' Day, in Panama City, Panama.
Panama held the 61st anniversary commemoration of the Martyrs' Day on Thursday. The Martyrs' Day was a movement occurred in Panama on Jan. 9, 1964, when troops of the U.S. Army clashed with high school students who demanded the right to raise the national flag in the area known as Canal Zone, a strip of land around the Panama Canal, which was ceded to the United States of America in perpetuity as a result of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. (Xinhua/Xu Yongzheng)
