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The United States invaded Panama in mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush.The stated purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto ruler of Panama, General Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by U.S. authorities for racketeering and drug trafficking.
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno (/ m ɑː n ˈ w ɛ l ˌ n ɔːr i ˈ eɪ ɡ ə / ⓘ mahn-WEL NOR-ee-AY-gə, Spanish: [maˈnwel noˈɾjeɣa]; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) [a] was a Panamanian politician and military officer who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989.
The Panama Deception is a 1992 American documentary film, critical of the 1989 United States invasion of Panama. [1] The film was directed by Barbara Trent, written and edited by David Kasper, and narrated by actress Elizabeth Montgomery. It was a production of the Empowerment Project, and won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
December 20: United States invasion of Panama December 2 – The Solar Maximum Mission research satellite, launched in 1980, crashes back to earth. December 3 – Cold War : In a meeting off the coast of Malta , U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between their ...
“The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S.,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday.
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He won one of his first prizes World Press Photo awards for "Casualties of Just Cause, Panama." [ 9 ] On March 4, 1991, near the front of the Persian Gulf War , his photograph of a U.S. Marine holding the American flag above his shoulders made the front cover of Life .