Manuel Noriega

Panamanian general and politician

Birthday: February 11, 1934

Birthplace: Panama City, Panamá Republic of Panama

Death Date: May 29, 2017

Age at death: 83 years old

Sign: Aquarius

About Manuel Noriega

Manuel Noriega Moreno was a Panamanian military officer, politician and the de facto ruler of his country from the year 1983 to 1989.

Family Life

He was the son of accountant Ricaurte Noriega and his maid, Maria Feliz Moreno. He had three daughters known as Sandra, Thays and Lorena with his wife, Felicidad Seiro de Noriega.

Achievements

In 1968, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed the chief of military intelligence by Captain Omar Torrijos.

Noriega unified the Panama armed forces and Defense forces in 1983, and made himself the General of the National Guard.

Trivia

He filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard for portraying him as a murderer, kidnapper and enemy of the state in their video game, “Call of Duty: Black Ops II”.

Following his arrest and incarceration, Noriega became the first foreign state head to be convicted by the United States Federal court.

Manuel Noriega Photo Gallery

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Federal Correctional Institution, Miami

Author

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FCI_Miami.jpg

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Public domain

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Gen. Manuel Noriega is escorted onto a U.S. Air Force aircraft by agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The former Panamanian leader will be flown to the United States, where he will be held for trial on drug charges

Author

unknown, United States Air Force

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manuel_Noriega_with_agents_from_the_U.S._DEA.jpg

License

Public domain

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