Was on the CIA’s payroll for intelligence work. Abandoned by his parents at five, he was raised by his aunt, Mama Luisa. While in US custody, Noriega was afflicted with prostate cancer and suffered a ...

Manuel Noriega, jailed by U.S. in 1989, now charged with money laundering. April 27, 2010— -- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was ousted by a U.S. invasion in 1989 and jailed in ...

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) It is a story Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro surely knows well. A Latin American strongman was in hiding, surrounded by U.S. troops, heavy metal blaring through the night.

In the three decades since the U.S. invasion that overthrew the dictatorship of General Manuel Noriega, Panama has undergone a remarkable transformation. It has remained a stable democracy in an age ...

Usually old dictators go to Paris to while away their days in opulent exile. But it looks as if Gen. Manuel Noriega of Panama will spend the next decade in a French prison instead of one of the ...

One decade before Panama reclaimed its canal, hell broke loose in the capital as General Manuel Noriega abused his power and imbued a regime contrary to the principles of democracy. Known as a drug ...

Nearly 36 years ago, the U.S. invaded Panama to dislodge its strongman, General Manuel Noriega. A force of 27,000 overcame Panamanian resistance in a matter of just two weeks. Noriega, transported to ...

1968 - Lieutenant of the Panama National Guard. 1970-1983-Promoted to lieutenant colonel and chief of military intelligence. 1971 - At the request of the United States, travels to Cuba to help secure ...