# Panama scandals erupt (1892)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1892-panama-scandals-erupt
Location: France

Corruption surrounding the failed Panama Canal company damaged parliamentary reputations. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Sadi Carnot (President of the French Republic). Panama scandals erupt is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Panama scandals erupt is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Sadi Carnot](https://history-france.com/rulers/sadi-carnot)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Panama scandals erupt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Panama+scandals+erupt&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Panama scandals erupt](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Panama+scandals+erupt)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)