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.

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.

In December 1989, more than 20,000 US soldiers descended on the tiny Central American country of Panama. The Americans sought to remove the country’s leader, General Manuel Noriega, who sought refuge ...

many Panamanians in El Chorrillo recall Operation Just Cause — the 1989 U.S. invasion to oust dictator Manuel Noriega.

Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dead at 83 as President says death 'closes chapter in our history' ...