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Schooling
Manual was born in a poor family of Colombian extraction. but he was educated at the at one of the top high schools in Panama he was offered a scholarship to the Chorrillos Military School in Lima.. -
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Also know for
Noriega also was known for the tactics of intimidation and harassment that he used against opposition groups and their leaders; by the late 1970s he was considered to be the most feared man in Panama -
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plane crash
When Torrijos dies in a plane crash in 1981, Noriega vied with other military and civilian leaders to gain the upper hand. In 1983 he succeeded to the command of the National Guard, unified the armed forces into the Panamanian Defense Forces, and promoted himself to the rank of general -
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Leader
Panamanian military leader, commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces (1983–89), who, for the years of his command, was the actual power behind the civilian president. -
murder
Charges against Noriega mounted in the mid-1980s over events connected with the blatant and brutal murder of Hugo Spadafora, a l opponent. Further evidence of the laundering of drug money and the sale of restricted American technology and information brought an inevitable conflict with the U.S. government to a head, particularly in light of the imminent transfer of power agreed upon in thePanama Canal -
Bad day
In 1989 Noriega canceled the presidential elections and attempted to rule through the government. After a military coup against Noriega failed, the United States invaded Panama. He was given refuge in the Vatican nunciature in Panama City, where he remained for 10 days while a U.S. Army psychological warfare team blasted rock music at the building. -
surrendered
Noriega finally surrendered to the United States on January 3, 1990, and was then transported to Miami, where he was arraigned on a host of criminal charges. -
Court
In 1992 in a U.S. federal court, he was convicted of cocaine trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering. He received a 40-year sentence, but his jail term was later reduced. -
17 years in prison
Having served some 17 years, Noriega completed his sentence on September 9, 2007. He remained in prison, however, as he appealed his extradition to France, where in 1999 he had been tried in absentia and convicted of money laundering and other crimes. -
JAIL
In 2011, however, France agreed to extradite Noriega to Panama, where he had been tried in absentia and convicted for the murder of political opponents, including Spadafora. On December 11, 2011, Noriega returned to his home country, where he began serving three 20-year prison terms. -
Birth
Manuel Noriega, in full Manuel Antonio Noriega Morena (born February 11, 1938 Panama City, Panama) Panamanian military leader, of the Panamanian Defense Forces (1983–89), the years of his command, was the actual power behind the civilian president
