Noriega
Manuel Noriega was the military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989, when a U.S. invasion removed him from power.
He was convicted of drug trafficking and money laundering.
The name sometimes appears as shorthand for a corrupt strongman propped up by foreign powers who later becomes inconvenient: another Noriega situation.
Male given name
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- DEAFederal narcotics agency
extradition · trial · conviction · prison · CIA · asset · double agent · Nicaragua
Powerful lifter or despot
- autocratSole wielder of power
- despotRuler with absolute power
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
oppressor · iron-fisted · totalitarian · ruler · regime · power-hungry · dictatorial · supreme leader
Loss of honor
- notorietyFame from misdeeds
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
narcotics · pockmarked · wanted · fugitive · war criminal · downfall · exile · imprisonment
Isthmus connecting two continents
- Panama CityCapital on the isthmus
- BalboaPanama's official currency
- isthmusNarrow strip connecting landmasses
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
Atlantic · Caribbean · sovereignty · nationalism · PDF · coup attempts · Canal Zone · US intervention
Manuel
Male given name
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- invasionForcible entry into territory
DEA · extradition · trial · conviction · prison · CIA · asset · double agent · Nicaragua · Contras
strongman
Powerful lifter or despot
authoritarian · oppressor · iron-fisted · totalitarian · ruler · regime · power-hungry · dictatorial · supreme leader · overlord
disgrace
Loss of honor
- notorietyFame from misdeeds
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
cartel · narcotics · pockmarked · wanted · fugitive · war criminal · downfall · exile · imprisonment · shame
Central America
Isthmus connecting two continents
- Panama CityCapital on the isthmus
- BalboaPanama's official currency
- isthmusNarrow strip connecting landmasses
Pacific · Atlantic · Caribbean · sovereignty · nationalism · PDF · coup attempts · Canal Zone · US intervention · transit
NoriegaNelson Mandela