The British Ballerina Who Tried to Overthrow Panama's Government 2.46K Adrian Chen 05/27/10 08:58PM Filed to: coups coups Margot Fonteyn Panama History Newly de-classified documents show that British ballerina Margot Fonteyn led a plot to overthrow Panama's government in the 1950s. She was not as good at intrigue as she was at dancing: She accidentally threw some documents into the ocean. [AP]