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| − | '''Manuel Antonio Noriega''' (born February 11, 1934) is the former Panamanian general and the military dictator of [[Panama]], serving from 1983-1989. As the US found that Noriega had contacts with drug dealers, [[George H.W. Bush]] started an intervention to overthrow Noriega. After this Noriega was arrested in a prison in [[Miami]]. He was sentenced for 60 years in prison for [[corruption]] and murdering of political opponents.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/04/panama-requests-extradition-ex-dictator-manuel-noriega-france-face-murder/</ref> At the time of his removal from power, as many as 93% of Panama's citizens supported American military action. He took refuge in the Vatican embassy. The US military played loud rock music to get him to leave. During an unspecified [[AC/DC]] song, Noriega surrendered. As of 2014, he remains in prison. | + | '''Manuel Antonio Noriega''' (born February 11, 1934 , died May 29, 2017) is the former Panamanian general and the military dictator of [[Panama]], serving from 1983-1989. As the US found that Noriega had contacts with drug dealers, [[George H.W. Bush]] started an intervention to overthrow Noriega. After this Noriega was arrested in a prison in [[Miami]]. He was sentenced for 60 years in prison for [[corruption]] and murdering of political opponents.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/04/panama-requests-extradition-ex-dictator-manuel-noriega-france-face-murder/</ref> At the time of his removal from power, as many as 93% of Panama's citizens supported American military action. He took refuge in the Vatican embassy. The US military played loud rock music to get him to leave. During an unspecified [[AC/DC]] song, Noriega surrendered. He died at age 89. |