Question 14 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR
The 1989 U.S. invasion removed Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega from power. Noriega surrendered in 1990, was brought to the United States, and was later imprisoned there on drug-trafficking charges. The invasion was therefore successful in achieving its main goal of capturing Noriega; it did not win back the Panama Canal, which Panama already controlled.
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