Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

This Day in History: Panama's Strongman Surrenders to US

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Twenty-seven years ago on January 3, Panama’s General Manuel Antonio Noriega surrendered to the United States military to face charges of drug trafficking. The Panamanian military dictator finally gave up after hiding for 10 days at the Vatican embassy in Panama City where he fled after a U.S. military invasion. Crowds lined the streets of the capital the next day when Noriega was flown to Miami. In 1992, the former dictator was convicted of drug trafficking, money laundering...

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