Noriega Manuel Antonio

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N0152750 (nôr′ē-ā′gə), Manuel Antonio Born 1938. Panamanian general. As commander in chief of the Panamanian National Guard, he assumed the role of head of state (1985). He was captured during the US invasion of Panama (1989), convicted in the United States for drug trafficking and related crimes (1992), and imprisoned in Florida.