Manuel Noriega
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno[2] (11 February 1934 – 29 May 2017) was a Panamanian politician and general.
Manuel Noriega | |
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 Mugshot of Noriega, after his surrender (1990) | |
| Maximum Leader of National Liberation[1] | |
| In office December 15, 1983 – December 20, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Military Leader of Panama | |
| In office August 12, 1983 – December 15, 1989 | |
| President | Ricardo de la Espriella Jorge Illueca Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino Eric Arturo Delvalle Manuel Solís Francisco Rodríguez |
| Preceded by | Rubén Darío Paredes |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 11, 1934 Panama City, Panamá, Republic of Panama |
| Died | May 29, 2017 (aged 83) Panama City, Panamá Province, Panama |
| Alma mater | Chorrillos Military School School of the Americas |
Noriega went to high school and had a career in the army. He was the de facto ruler of Panama between 12 August 1983 and 20 December 1989.[3] In 1992, a United States court convicted him of drug trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering. Noriega served a prison sentence in the US, which ended in 2007.[4] He was then extradited to France, where he served another sentence.
A conditional release was given to him on September 23, 2011. Noriega was sent to Panama to serve 20 years. He arrived in Panama on December 11, 2011.[5]
Noriega died at a medical center in Panama City on 29 May 2017 from complications of brain surgery at the age of 83.[6]
Manuel Noriega Media
Panama Defense Forces OF-10 - Commander General of the Defense Forces (Commander-in-Chief)
Noriega in an Instituto Nacional yearbook
The School of the Americas (photographed in 2006), where Noriega took several courses.
President Jimmy Carter shaking hands with Torrijos after signing the Panama Canal Treaty in 1977.
The Contras in Nicaragua, who received support from the U.S. via Noriega's administration.
Noriega being escorted onto a U.S. Air Force aircraft by agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on January 3, 1990
Noriega was incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Institution, Miami, in Dade County, Florida
ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Grand Cross BAR
Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon
References
- ↑ Eytan Gilboa, "The Panama Invasion Revisited: Lessons for the Use of Force in the Post Cold War Era," Political Science Quarterly, (v110 n4), p539. "[1] Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on July 1, 2011
- ↑ Boyd Marciacq, Carmen. "29, 2007&idnews=33933 Noriega: el dictador Archived January 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." El Siglo. Retrieved on January 8, 2010.
- ↑ Serrill, Michael S. (January 24, 2001). "Panama Noriega's Money Machine". Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101880222-148712,00.html. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Extradition fight halts former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega's release from US prison". International Herald Tribune. September 9, 2007. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/09/america/NA-GEN-US-Noriegas-Release.php.
- ↑ Serrill, Michael S. (December 11, 2011). "Manuel Noriega extraditado a Panamá desde Francia". Impre. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Gen. Manuel Noriega, the former Panamanian dictator, has died at the age of 83.. May 30, 2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2017/05/30/gen-manuel-noriega-the-former-panamanian-dictator-has-died-at-the-age-of-83/. Retrieved May 30, 2017.[dead link]