1992 Event Noriega convicted on 8 of 10 drug and racketeering charges 1992 Event U.S. Federal court finds Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug crimes 1992 Event Jury deliberations begin in Noriega case 1992 Event Noriega's wife Felicidad arrested for stealing buttons from dresses 1991 Event U.S. trial of Panamanian leader Noriega begins 1991 Event U.S. trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins 1991 Event Court rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret U.S. documents 1991 Event Defense releases docs claiming Noriega is "CIA's man in Panama" 1991 Event Manuel Noriega is given access to assets frozen by U.S. government 1991 Event U.S. acknowledges CIA and U.S. Army paid Noriega $320,000 over his career 1990 Event Former Noriega aide Luis del Cid pleads guilty 1990 Event Manuel Noriega claims U.S. denied him a fair trial 1990 Event Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is transferred to a Miami jail 1990 Event Panama's leader General Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. authorities 1989 Event Panama's dictator, Manual Noriega seeks asylum at Vatican embassy 1989 Event U.S. troops invade Panama and oust Manuel Noriega, but don't catch him 1989 Event Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails 1989 Event General Manuel Noriega's government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin 1989 Event Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency 1988 Event Panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by U.S. grand jury for drugs 1988 Event Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges 1983 Event General Manuel A Noriega becomes commander of Panamanian army 1959 Birthday Carlos I Noriega, Lima Peru, astronaut, STS-84, sk 97 1938 Birthday Manuel Antonio Noriega, Panamanian general/dictator, -1990
