Valor de la moneda de la república de panamá 2001
de un solo partido (1949-1952) República socialista unitaria marxista-leninista de un solo partido (1952-1989) República parlamentaria unitaria (1989-1990) The Bolívar is named after the hero of Latin American independence Simón Bolívar. The bolívar was adopted by the monetary law of 1879, replacing the short-lived venezolano at a rate of five bolívares to one venezolano. As the armed forces bombarded the presidential palace (Palacio de La Moneda), Allende committed suicide. A military government, led by General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, took over control of the country.