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Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno (/ m ɑː n ˈ w ɛ l ˌ n ɔːr i ˈ eɪ ɡ ə / ⓘ mahn-WEL NOR-ee-AY-gə, Spanish: [maˈnwel noˈɾjeɣa]; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian politician and military officer who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never actually served as president of Panama, instead ruling ...
May 25, 2024 · Manuel Noriega (born February 11, 1934?, Panama City, Panama—died May 29, 2017, Panama City) was a Panamanian military leader, commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces (1983–89), who, for the years of his command, was the actual power behind the civilian president.
Dec 11, 2011 · Panama's former military strongman Genl Manuel Noriega was once a key US ally in Central America but his dramatic fall from grace led to more than two decades in prison in the US and France.
Aug 28, 2019 · Manuel Noriega was a Panamanian general and dictator who ruled the Central American nation from 1983 to 1990. Like other Latin American authoritarian leaders, he was initially supported by the U.S., but then fell out of favor because of his drug smuggling and money laundering activities.
May 30, 2017 · Manuel Antonio Noriega, the brash former dictator of Panama and sometime ally of the United States whose ties to drug trafficking led to his ouster in 1989 in what was then the largest American...
May 30, 2017 · General Manuel Antonio Noriega, the former military leader of Panama, has died aged 83, officials have announced. Noriega recently underwent an operation after suffering a haemorrhage following...
May 30, 2017 · Manuel Noriega, who has died aged 83, was the de facto ruler of Panama through the 1980s until US President George HW Bush launched a military invasion to depose him in 1989.
Dec 20, 2019 · The invasion came by sea, air and land. Thousands of US troops descended on Panama, seeking to unseat its de facto leader and bring him to Miami to face drug charges. It was 20 December 1989, and...
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno was a Panamanian politician and military officer who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never actually served as president of Panama, instead ruling as an unelected military dictator through puppet presidents.
May 30, 2017 · Panama’s former military leader, General Manuel Antonio Noriega, has died, aged 83, officials announced. Noriega had been in a Panama City hospital recovering from complications associated with...
