Why was noriega ousted

Noriega's headquarters, behind the residential high-rise in the foreground, was one of the first targets. Children stand next to U. Bush ordered in the troops on Dec.

A crowd of anti-Noriega demonstrators gather around the tanks. Noriega surrendered to U. A handout made available by U. Marshall shows Noriega on. By Jan. He was initially sentenced in the United States in , but was serving a sentence for murder in Panama when he died. Noriega was let out of prison under house arrest in January to have an operation to remove a brain tumor. The surgery went ahead in early March, but he suffered a hemorrhage, underwent a second operation, and had been in a coma ever since.

A Panamanian government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Noriega died at around 11 p. Related Coverage. Most Panamanians had gone to bed by the time the announcement was made close to midnight in the isthmus nation, so local reaction was initially muted.

But Panama wanted Noriega to return to face in-absentia convictions and two prison terms of 20 years for embezzlement, corruption and murder of opponents, including military commander Moises Giroldi, who led a failed rebellion on Oct. In mid, France approved his extradition to Panama.

Despite amassing great wealth, Noriega had worked hard to cultivate an image of a man of the people. He lived in a modest, two-story home in an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Panama City that stood in stark contrast with the opulent mansions customary among Latin American dictators.

While some resentment lingers over the U. Koster, an American novelist and the biographer of Noriega, said in a interview. By Juan Zamorano and Kathia Martinez. May 30, Manuel Antonio Noriega waves to newsmen after a state council meeting, at the presidential palace in Panama City, where they announced the new president of the republic.

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