Yorkshire born and Yorkshire bred, strong in the arm and weak in the head
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Yorkshire born and Yorkshire bred, strong in the arm and weak in the head proverbial saying, mid 19th century; the names of other (chiefly northern) English counties and towns are also used instead of Yorkshire.
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The murder of Torrijos. (Omar Torrijos) (Beat the Devil)
Magazine article from: The Nation; 8/15/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...of Col. Roberto Diaz Herrera, the man whom Gen...that the death of Gen. Omar Torrijos, Panama's leader...plant a bomb on General Torrijos's plane. He said Colonel...crashed, killing General Torrijos and all on board. Steele...
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Party time; Panama.(Torrijos and Panamanian nationalism)(Martin Torrijos)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 1/19/2008; 700+ words
; President Torrijos's grip is beginning to...S president, Martin Torrijos, is said to have been...His father, General Omar Torrijos, a former dictator, is...are due in 2009. Balbina Herrera, housing minister and...
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Analysis: Panama's favorite contender.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/30/2004; 575 words
; ...via COMTEX) Martin Torrijos Espino is the favorite...of President General Omar Torrijos Herrera, who in 1968 established...Panama Canal treaties. Torrijos Herrera died in a plane crash...similarities between Omar Torrijos and his son...
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ANALYSIS: PANAMA'S FAVORITE CONTENDER
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/30/2004; 479 words
; ...COMTEX) -- Martin Torrijos Espino is the favorite...of President General Omar Torrijos Herrera, who in 1968 established...Panama Canal treaties. Torrijos Herrera died in a plane crash...similarities between Omar Torrijos and his son...
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DEATHS
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/25/1990; 700+ words
; ...still seen in syndication. MOISES TORRIJOS HERRERA Panamanian Diplomat Moises Torrijos Herrera, 74, a former Panamanian ambassador who...brother of the late Panamanian leader, Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera, died Dec. 20 in Panama City. The cause...
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Loss of canal poses great danger for United States
Magazine article from: Human Events; 11/12/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...elected President of the United States-- joined Omar Torrijos Herrera--4he roughneck dictator of Panama-in signing...worst of the historic lot of Panamanian leaders. Omar Torrijos was an unscrupulous demagogue, a bully, a leftist...
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HOWARD BAKER RECALLS A NORIEGA THREAT
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/10/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...then-leader of Panama, Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera. "I took an immediate dislike...joining them, Baker said he and Torrijos flew to a country retreat near...lunch. "What do you need?" Torrijos finally asked Baker when the Tennessean...
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Petaquilla Copper Ltd. Welcomes Dr. Marcel Salamin to its Board of Directors
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 11/13/2007; 695 words
; ...adviser to the Panamanian General Omar Torrijos Herrera, Chief of the Government of Panama...negotiation of the Panama Canal 1977 Torrijos- Carter Treaties, as facilitator...Salamin was appointed by Mr. Martin Torrijos, current President of the Republic...
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Colonia encubierta. (Panamá)(TT: Veiled colonialism) (TA: Panama)
Magazine article from: Siempre!; 2/26/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...cumpliendo as los como Tratados Torrijos-Carter que para entonces tendrn...De acuerdo con los Tratados Torrijos Carter, se ha estado dando cumplimiento...declaracin histrica del General Omar Torrijos Herrera: "Yo no quiero entrar en la...
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ELECTION DEEPENS PANAMANIAN DIVISIONS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/14/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...Noriega's predecessor, Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera, who ruled the country after a military coup in 1968. Climbing Torrijos' political legacy after he assumed power in 1983, following Torrijos' death in a plane crash, Noriega...
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Omar Torrijos Herrera
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Omar Torrijos Herrera , 1929-81, military leader, dictator of Panama (1968-78...powerful families. In Sept., 1972, an elected assembly granted Torrijos full civil and military powers for six years. He successfully negotiated...
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Omar Torrijos
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...canal and defense treaties with the most powerful nation in the world. Omar Torrijos (O-mar Toe-REE-hose) Herrera (Torrijos was Omar's father's family name; Herrera his mother's maiden name) was born on February 13, 1929, in the...
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Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino 1963-, Panamanian political...Panama City. The son of Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera , he studied economics and political...Revolutionary party (DRP). Torrijos served in the government of President...
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Panama
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
...National Guard, Brigadier General Omar Torrijos Herrera (b. 1929, d. 1981). His...facto national currency. The Torrijos regime also provided the continuity...xED;n Torrijos, son of Omar Torrijos, whose Nueva Nación...
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Panama Invasion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...had supported Colonel Omar Torrijos Herrera, the ruler of Panama...intelligence service and served Torrijos for a decade as chief...Defense Forces (PDF). Torrijos and subsequently Noriega...staff, Roberto Diaz Herrera, led to Diaz's publicly...
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