Independence Act of Panama 10 November 1821, rebels throughout the Panamanian countryside began demanding independence. Using bribes to quell resistance from the Spanish troops and garner their desertion, the rebels gained control of Panama City without bloodshed. An open meeting was held with merchants, landowners, and elites, who fearing retaliation from Spain and interruption of trade decided to join the Republic of Gran Colombia and drafted the Independence Act of Panama. The Declaration of Independence was drafted on 28 November 1821 by the educator and diplomat Manuel José Hurtado and consisted of twelve articles. The text is as follows: José Vallarino Jiménez was chosen
Declaration of Independence of Ukraine celebrated in Ukraine as Independence Day. Poland and Canada were the first countries to recognize Ukraine's independence, both on 2 December 1991. The same day the President of the Russian SFSR Boris Yeltsin did the same. The United States did so on 25 December 1991. That month the independence of Ukraine was recognized by 68 states, and in 1992 it was recognized by another 64 states. Declaration of Independence of Ukraine The Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine (, translit. "Akt proholoshennya nezalezhnosti Ukrayiny") was adopted by the Ukrainian parliament on 24 August 1991. The Act established Ukraine as