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Noriega

American

[nawr-ee-ey-guh, nawr-yey] / ˌnɔr iˈeɪ gə, nɔrˈjeɪ /

noun

Manuel Antonio, 1934–2017, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.

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“I used to say that these apartments are toy houses, made of styrofoam,” Noriega said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

A former migrant farm worker, Noriega immigrated to the United States from Sonora, Mexico, in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

And the US invaded Panama in 1989, and arrested the military leader Manuel Noriega.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Manuel Noriega, the former Panamanian strongman, made a similar claim after the U.S. invaded his country and captured him in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

Then one day we heard from a neighbor that Noriega was gone, and suddenly there were voices in the streets again.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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