US EditionVenezuelan Leader's Capture Comes Exactly 36 Years After U.S. Arrested Panamanian Dictator Noriega
President Trump linked Maduro's capture to Noriega's 1990 arrest, highlighting U.S. actions against Latin American leaders involved in drug trafficking, with 24,000 troops used in the Panama invasion.
- On January 3, 2026, President Donald Trump announced the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, noting it matched Manuel Noriega's surrender to U.S. forces on January 3, 1990.
- A one-time U.S. ally and CIA informant, Manuel Noriega rose from Panama City slums to lead Panama in the 1980s while U.S. officials paid and relied on him despite later bribery and drug allegations.
- In a social media statement, Rep. Rick Crawford called the arrest `historic`, linked it to Noriega's capture, and urged the Venezuelan people to reclaim freedom from Nicolás Maduro's `Cartel De Los Soles`.
- The U.S. invasion ordered by George H.W. Bush involved major military action, killing American soldiers and leading to Noriega's conviction and 20-year U.S. imprisonment.
- He was subsequently returned to Panama to finish his sentence and Noriega died after complications from surgery to remove a benign brain tumor.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife captured Saturday in U.S. operation echoing 1989 Panama invasion that resulted in dictator Manuel Noriega's takedown.
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36 Years To Day Later, Is Maduro's Fate Same As Panama's Noriega?
Maduro abduction coincides with anniversary of Noriega raid in Panama
President Donald Trump‘s administration apprehended Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on the anniversary of another U.S. raid against a South American strongman with striking parallels. Trump announced Saturday morning that a special forces military operation “successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela […] done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement” — culminating in the arrest of the dictator. TRUMP HAILS SUCCESS OF ‘FA…
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