Five days after the United States launched Operation Just Cause to depose Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, American forces surrounded the Papal Nunciature where he had sought asylum. U.S. troops blasted rock music at deafening volume around the embassy in a psychological pressure campaign. Noriega, indicted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges, would hold out until January 3, 1990, before finally surrendering.
Five days after the United States launched Operation Just Cause to depose Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, American forces surrounded the Papal Nunciature where he had sought asylum. U.S. troops blasted rock music at deafening volume around the embassy in a psychological pressure campaign. Noriega, indicted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges, would hold out until January 3, 1990, before finally surrendering.
Key people: Manuel Noriega