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How The U.S. Military Used Guns N' Roses To Make A Dictator Give Up

2:56pm May 30, 2017

by Greg Myre

Panama's dictator, Manuel Noriega, surrendered to the invading U.S. military in 1989. He holed up at the Vatican Embassy, and gave up after being subjected to days of deafening music.

In this Nov. 8, 1989, photo, Panamanian military leader Gen. Manuel Noriega talks to reporters in Panama City. Panama's ex-dictator died Monday in a hospital in Panama City. He was 83.

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Former Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega Dies At 83

10:31am May 30, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

General Manuel Antonio Noriega, who went from being a CIA informant to leading a nation and becoming a target of the U.S., has died. Noriega was ousted from power in 1989.