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World Service,20 Dec 2010,10 mins

US invasion of Panama

Witness History

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On 20 December 1989 more than 20,000 US soldiers descended on Panama. General Manuel Noriega - the country's leader - sought refuge with the Papal Ambassador. Witness hears from a young man drafted in to help communicate with the US troops.

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