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Manuel Noriega Part 3: Bush Invades Panama

Real Dictators

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Panama's Relinquisition of the Canal Zone

In Panama, Noriega's health takes a turn for the worse. He develops a brain tumor and has surgery, but succumbs to a hemorrhage. In the meantime, his homeland has moved on from the shadow of dictatorship. On December 31, 1999, the United States formally relinquishes control of the canal zone.

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