(1940–2017), Panamanian statesman and general, head of state 1983–9; full name Manuel Antonio Morena Noriega. Charged with drug trafficking by a US grand jury in 1988, he eventually surrendered to US troops sent into Panama and was brought to trial and convicted in 1992.
Definition of Noriega, Manuel in US English:
Noriega, Manuel
proper nounˌnôrēˈāɡə
(1940–2017), Panamanian statesman and general, head of state 1983–9; full name Manuel Antonio Morena Noriega. Charged with drug trafficking by a US grand jury in 1988, he eventually surrendered to US troops sent into Panama and was brought to trial and convicted in 1992.