Manuel Noriega Fast Facts

Birth place: Panama City, Panama

Birth name: Manuel Antonio Noriega Morena

Father: Ricaurte Noriega, accountant

Mother: Maria Feliz Morena

Marriage: Felicidad Sieiro (late 1960s-present)

Children: Sandra, Thays (daughter) and Lorena

November 23, 2011A French appeals court approves Noriega’s extradition to Panama to serve out his sentences for past crimes.

December 11, 2011Noriega is extradited to Panama from France.

February 5-9, 2012 – Noriega is hospitalized in Panama City for hypertension and a possible stroke.

May 9, 2012-May 29, 2012 – Noriega is hospitalized in Panama City for bronchitis.

July 15, 2014 – Files a lawsuit against the Activision Blizzard video game company for harming his reputation with the game, “Call of Duty: Black Ops II.”

October 27, 2014 – A judge dismisses Noriega’s lawsuit against the creators of the “Call of Duty” video game franchise.

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