Former Panamanian military dictator Manuel Noriega has died in prison. He was 83-years-old.
Well, they think he was 83.
Reports the Daily Intelligencer:
General Manuel Noriega, who ruled Panama with an iron fist from 1983 until he was ousted by U.S. forces in 1989, died on Monday. He was believed to be 83, though his exact birth date is unknown.
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela announced the news, tweeting, that “the death of Manuel A. Noriega closes a chapter in our history.”
The former dictator’s cause of death has not been released, but he had been in the hospital for month following surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. He is survived by his wife Felicidad Sieiro de Noriega, and his three daughters, Thays, Sandra and Lorena.
Worth noting, Noriega was an informant to the United States for decades. However, that relationship soured when he started politicking with drug traffickers.
That said, we doubt he ever returned Rick Ross those favors.
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Photo: U.S. Marshalls/DOJ
