[PANAMA]. [TORRIJOS, Omar (1929-1981)]. Hat, shoulder straps, and buttons from the uniform of Omar Torrijos. Circa 1970s. Forest-green military-styled size 7 hat with the coat of arms of Panama as manufactured by Kingform Cap Deluxe of New York City accompanied by 14 brass buttons and shoulder straps; includes 8 x 10? color photograph of Omar Torrijos wearing hat with shoulder straps clearly visible. Omar Torrijos took control of Panama in a coup d?etat in 1968 following the ouster of recently-elected president Arnulfo Arias. Throughout his reign Torrijos sought to liberate Panama from American influence, an effort which culminated in the signing of the Torrijos-Carter Treaty which would see control of the Panama Canal gradually returned to Panama. He was killed in 1981 after his aircraft crashed in the Cerro Marta region; numerous conspiracy theories about the circumstances of his death have arisen in the decades since.