Manuel Noriega, Panama Dictator Imprisoned by U.S., Dies at 83
- Ruled Panama from 1983 to 1989, when U.S. military invaded
- Convicted of drug-trafficking, racketeering, money laundering
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Manuel Noriega, the Panamanian dictator ousted by a U.S. invasion in 1989 and convicted on charges of cocaine trafficking, racketeering and money laundering, has died. He was 83.
Panama’s president, Juan Carlos Varela, announced Noriega’s death on Twitter on Tuesday. Noriega was being treated at a hospital for complications following the removal of a brain tumor in March.