<P> On February 26 , 1904 , the Isthmian Canal Convention was proclaimed . In it , the Republic of Panama granted to the United States in perpetuity the use , occupation , and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction , maintenance , operation , sanitation , and protection of the canal . From 1903 to 1979 the territory was controlled by the United States , which had purchased the land from the private and public owners , built the canal and financed its construction . The Canal Zone was abolished on October 1 , 1979 , as a term of the Torrijos -- Carter Treaties of 1977 ; the canal itself was under joint U.S. -- Panamanian control from 1979 until it was fully turned over to Panama on December 31 , 1999 . </P>
<P> On February 26 , 1904 , the Isthmian Canal Convention was proclaimed . In it , the Republic of Panama granted to the United States in perpetuity the use , occupation , and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction , maintenance , operation , sanitation , and protection of the canal . From 1903 to 1979 the territory was controlled by the United States , which had purchased the land from the private and public owners , built the canal and financed its construction . The Canal Zone was abolished on October 1 , 1979 , as a term of the Torrijos -- Carter Treaties of 1977 ; the canal itself was under joint U.S. -- Panamanian control from 1979 until it was fully turned over to Panama on December 31 , 1999 . </P>
when did the us give up control of the panama canal
when did the us give up control of the panama canal
December 31 , 1999
December 31 , 1999