Former Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega Dead At 83
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has died at age 83.
The one-time U.S. ally was ousted as leader of Panama by an American invasion in 1989 and later served a 17-year drug sentence in the United States before serving time in France for money laundering.
He died late Monday after suffering a brain hemorrhage resulting from surgery, CBS News reported.
He had been under house arrest in Panama City since January.
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela tweeted, "The death of Manuel A. Noriega closes a chapter in our history."
Muerte de Manuel A. Noriega cierra un capítulo de nuestra historia; sus hijas y sus familiares merecen un sepelio en paz.
— Juan Carlos Varela (@JC_Varela) May 30, 2017
Varela added, "His daughters and his relatives deserve to mourn in peace.''