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- Who were Governors and Vice-Governors of the Canal Zone?
- George W. Goethals, April 1, 1914 – January 10, 1917
- Chester Harding, January 11, 1917 – March 27, 1921
- Jay J. Morrow, March 28, 1921 – October 15, 1924
- Meriwether Walker, October 16, 1924 – October 15, 1928
- Harry Burgess, October 16, 1928 – October 20, 1932
- Julian Schley, October 21, 1932 – October 26, 1936
- Clarence S. Ridley, October 27, 1936 – July 10, 1940
- Glen E. Edgerton, July 11, 1940 – May 15, 1944
- Joseph C. Mehaffey, May 16, de 1944 – May 19, 1948
- Francis K. Newcomer, May 20, 1948 - May 26, 1952
- John S. Seybold, May 11, 1952 - May 17, 1956
- William E. Potter, May 27, 1956 – June 30, 1960
- William A. Carter, July 1, 1960 – January 31, 1962
- Robert J. Fleming, February 1, 1962 – January 31, 1967
- Walter P. Leber, February 1, 1967 – March 2, 1971
- David S. Parker, March 2, 1971 – March 25, 1975
- Harold Parfitt, March 26, 1975 – September 3, 1979
- Who were the Administrators and Deputy Administrators of the Panama Canal?
- October 1, 1979 - December 31, 1989
Dennis McAuliffe - Administrator
- January 1, 1990 - September 19, 1990
Fernando Manfredo (Interim Administrator)
Raymond Laverty (Interim Deputy Administrator - Operations)
Joseph Wood (Interim Deputy Administrator - Administration)
- September 20, 1990 - August 17, 1996
Gilberto Guardia F. - Administrator
Raymond Laverty (Deputy Administrator until July 12, 1995)
- August 18, 1996 – September 2012
Alberto Aleman-Zubieta - Administrator
Joseph Cornelison (Deputy Administrator until December 31, 1999)
Ricaurte Vásquez (Deputy Administrator, December 31, 1999 - 2007)
Manuel Benitez (Interim Deputy Administrator, 2005 - 2007)
José Barrios Ng (Deputy Administrator, 2007 - June 2012)
- September 4, 2012 - Present
Jorge Quijano - Administrator
Manuel Benitez (Deputy Administrator, September 4, 2012 - Present)
- Which US Presidents visited the isthmus during the construction period?
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President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 and President William Taft in 1910.
- Who was the first panamanian pilot of the Panama Canal?
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The first Panamanian pilot of the Panama Canal was Jeremias De Leon, who officially started work as a pilot on May 11 1975.
- Who was the first person to swim the Panama Canal in its entirety?
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Richard Halliburton swam the Panama Canal in 1928 and paid only 36 cents in tolls.
- How many people are currently employed by the Panama Canal?
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The Panama Canal has a work force of approximately 9,000 employees.
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