Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dies age 83

Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dies age 83

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who spied for the CIA before his brutal drug trafficking regime sparked a U.S. invasion in 1989, has died aged 83. President Juan Carlos Varela announced Noriegas death on Twitter late on May 29, and said his passing marked the closing of a chapter in Panamas history. May 30, 2017