Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
Engineer, Military Person
1859 – 1940
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Who was Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla?
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla, commonly referred to as simply Philippe Bunau-Varilla and Monsignor Brun Varilla, was a French engineer and soldier. With the assistance of American lobbyist and lawyer William Nelson Cromwell, Bunau-Varilla greatly influenced the United States' decision concerning the construction site for the famed Panama Canal. He also worked closely with United States president Theodore Roosevelt in the latter's orchestration of the Panamanian Revolution.
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