Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno (/ mɑːnˈwɛl ˌnɔːriˈeɪɡə / ⓘ mahn-WEL NOR-ee-AY-gə; Spanish: [maˈnwel noˈɾjeɣa]; [a] – ) was a Panamanian military officer and politician who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially served as president of Panama, instead ruling as an unelected military dictator through puppet ...
Biography of military leader and de facto president of Panama Manuel Noriega.
Noriega’s estimated net worth by 1989 was between $200 million to $800 million, according to Grow, author of U.S. Presidents and Latin American Interventions: Pursuing Regime Change in the Cold War.
A one-time U.S. ally and CIA informant, Manuel Noriega led Panama for much of the 1980s.
Noriega was considered a valued CIA asset and was paid millions of dollars for assistance to the U.S. throughout Latin America, including acting as a liaison to Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Noriega also helped the U.S. seize drug loads at sea and track money laundering in Panama’s banks, and reported on guerrilla and terrorist activities.
Over three decades ago, the US government executed the shocking arrest of the leader of a foreign country: Panama’s Manuel Noriega. The dictator’s case may prove to be a guide for the ...
What the Noriega case can tell us about Maduro’s upcoming legal battle
For two decades, Manuel Noriega left his indelible mark on Panama, first as the country’s intelligence chief, and later as its de facto military ruler. Here are ten facts about one of the most ...
Noriega’s Trial and Appeals Noriega faced a seven-month jury trial in a federal district court in Miami that started in September 1991. During the trial presided over by Hoeveler, the government treated Noriega as if he were a prisoner of war under the Geneva convention and Noriega was permitted to wear his uniform in public during the trial.