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Manuel Noriega

1934 - 2017

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Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno ( mahn-WEL NOR-ee-AY-gə, Spanish: [maˈnwel noˈɾjeɣa]; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian politician and military officer who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never actually served as president of Panama, instead ruling as an unelected military dictator through puppet presidents. Amassing a personal fortune through drug trafficking operations by the Panamanian military, Noriega had longstanding ties with American intelligence agencies before the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manuel Noriega has received more than 6,536,001 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Manuel Noriega is the 1,573rd most popular politician (down from 1,464th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Panama and the 2nd most popular Panamanian Politician.

Manuel Noriega was a Panamanian military dictator and drug trafficker who was overthrown in 1989 by a United States invasion.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Manuel Noriega ranks 1,573 out of 19,576. Before him are Richard von Weizsäcker, Yolande de Polastron, Glycerius, Horst Köhler, Francis II Rákóczi, and Taejo of Goryeo. After him are Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Feodor II of Russia, Maria I of Portugal, Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Almanzor, and Scorpion I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Manuel Noriega ranks 26. Before him are Ulrike Meinhof, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Pierre Richard, Stjepan Mesić, Shirley MacLaine, and Empress Michiko. After him are Paul Ekman, Alan Bates, Sydney Pollack, Alexei Leonov, Niklaus Wirth, and Larisa Latynina. Among people deceased in 2017, Manuel Noriega ranks 22. Before him are Jerry Lewis, Jeanne Moreau, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mireille Darc, John Hurt, and Hugh Hefner. After him are Johnny Hallyday, Slobodan Praljak, Simone Veil, Glen Campbell, Nicolaas Bloembergen, and Mário Soares.

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In Panama

Among people born in Panama, Manuel Noriega ranks 2 out of 71. Before him are John McCain (1936). After him are Carlos Fuentes (1928), Omar Torrijos (1929), Roberto Durán (1951), Edward A. Murphy Jr. (1918), Rubén Blades (1948), Miguel Bosé (1956), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Billy Cobham (1944), Diego de Almagro II (1520), and Mireya Moscoso (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Panama

Among politicians born in Panama, Manuel Noriega ranks 2. Before him are John McCain (1936). After him are Omar Torrijos (1929), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Mireya Moscoso (1946), Ricardo Martinelli (1952), Guillermo Endara (1936), Ricardo Maduro (1946), Juan Carlos Varela (1963), Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1946), Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937), and Martín Torrijos (1963).

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