Manuel Antonio Noriega

Acting•Born February 11, 1934•Died May 29, 2017 (age 83)•Panama City, Panama

Biography

Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno was a Panamanian military officer and politician who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially served as president of Panama, instead ruling as an unelected military dictator through puppet presidents.