In 1971, Noriega ordered the killing of Father Jesus Hector Gallego Herrera, a young priest heading a Christian peasant ...

Noriega stamped his authority on Panama as its de facto military ruler in the 1980s.

Albert, Steve. The Case Against the General: Manuel Noriega and the Politics of American Justice. 1993 C. Scribner’s Sons. Buckley, Kevin. Panama: The Whole Story. 1992 Simon & Schuster.

In December 1989, thousands of U.S. troops came to Guerrero's neighborhood and opened fire. Troops were looking for Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by the U.S. government for ...

The Bush administration wanted to oust dictator Manuel Noriega from power in favor of a democratically elected leader. Noriega had benefited the US for years before, having served as a secret CIA ...

The purpose of the operation was to capture Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. The U.S. sent 26,000 troops from the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy to conduct ground and air ...

Former Panamanian military dictator Manuel Noriega has died after two recent brain surgeries. Mr. Noriega, 83, ruled Panama from 1983 until the U.S. invasion in 1989. Photo: AP.