Nicolás Ardito Barletta
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Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino is a Panamanian politician who served as the 30th President of Panama from 11 October 1984 to 28 September 1985, running as the candidate of the Democratic Revolution
Barletta in 2014
Manuel Noriega
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Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno was a Panamanian military officer and politician who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially served as president of Panama, instead ruling
Nicolás Ardito Barletta
…both sides claimed victory. When the initial results showed Arias, who had the support of much of the opposition, on his way to a landslide victory, Manuel Noriega, the military strongman, halted the count. After brazenly manipulating the results, the government announced that Barletta had won by a slim margin of…
Noriega's mugshot after his surrender to U.S. forces in 1990
Noriega in an Instituto Nacional yearbook
The School of the Americas (photographed in 2006), where Noriega took several courses
United States President Jimmy Carter shaking hands with General Omar Torrijos after signing the Panama Canal Treaty in 1977