Panama`s Dictactor Manuel Antonio Die 83years

The former Panama’s  dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega died in Panama City late Monday, physically diminished after decades of imprisonment for crimes committed during his 1983-1989 rule.

The 83years old, passed away in Panama City’s public Santo Tomas hospital where he had been recovering from early March surgery to remove brain tumor, and a subsequent operation to clean up cerebral bleeding.

The government communications secretary Manuel Dominguez the announcement of his death.

Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela wrote on Twitter that Noriega’s death “closed a chapter in our history.” He said the ex-strongman’s family “deserved to bury him in peace.”

Noriega had been serving lengthy prison sentences in Panama for murder and forced disappearances during his dictatorship, the former dictator had been granted temporary release on February 28 from his prison overlooking the Panama Canal to undergo surgery.

Following years of ill-health that included respiratory problems, prostate cancer and depression, Noriega’s family pleaded with authorities to him to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest, but the government rejected their appeals, and said Noriega would return to prison once he recovered from the brain tumor surgery