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Manuel Noriega

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The Resume

    (February 11, 1934-May 29, 2017)
    1st Lieutenant (1968)
    Part of a military coup (1968)
    Lieutenant Colonel (1969)
    Chief of Staff to General Dario Paredes (1981)
    Succeeded Paredes (1983)
    Military leader of Panama (1983-1989)
    Arrested by US forces on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering
    Tried, convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison (sentence reduced to 30 years)

Why he might be annoying:

    He engaged in drug trafficking.
    He spied on the US and sold what he found to Cuba.
    A US marine was murdered in Panama City after he refused to step down from power.
    When he became the leader of Panama, he promoted himself to the rank of general.
    He murdered his political opponents.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He helped the US send equipment to pro-American forces in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
    He was talented enough to receive a scholarship to a military school in Peru.
    He spent many years in jail.

Credit: Wang


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 112 Votes: 52.68% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 94.74% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 65 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 54 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 29 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 317 Votes: 59.94% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 54 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 79 Votes: 50.63% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 76.19% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 100 Votes: 74.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 202 Votes: 66.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 206 Votes: 72.82% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 138 Votes: 77.54% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 168 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 332 Votes: 76.51% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 375 Votes: 69.87% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 953 Votes: 70.51% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 440 Votes: 68.18% Annoying