Noriega survives coup and loyalist crackdown in Panama
Defense Forces loyal to Gen. Manuel Noriega crushed an attempted coup as elite units moved from Panama City to quell rebels. At least six soldiers were reported dead and many others wounded, while opposition leaders remained largely out of sight during the day of fighting.
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Guillermo Ford
New York
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Gettenz
Ford
Urraca Battalion
Defense Forces Headquarters
Nique
Moises Guraidi Vega
Fis
Macho de Monte
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Hyradin
Gan Noriega
Guillermo Endara
Chronology of Noriega Regime in Panama Through 1989
A compact chronology from 1982 to 1989 covers power shifts led by Manuel Antonio Noriega, with briefings on July 1983 and August 1983 transitions, Diaz Herrera tensions, U S and Panamanian sanctions, dramatic street protests, and the 1989 election turmoil. It notes key figures Gen Omar Torrijos, Ruben Dario Paredes, Reverto Diaz Herrera, and Guillermo Endara, plus U S actions and coup attempts.
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Manuel Antonio Noriega
Ruben Dario Paredes
Reverto Diaz Herrera
Paredes
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Diaz Herrera
Noriega
Hugo Spadafora
U.S
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Reagan
Panama Canal
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Marriot Hotel
United States
East German refugees face delays amid mass flight to West
East German authorities delay the departure of trains from Czechoslovakia while thousands seek asylum in West Germany. Ten East German adults and eight children reach the US Embassy in East Berlin, with more at West German missions in Warsaw and Sofia. Gorbachev pressures Honecker to resolve the crisis as East Germany braces for the 40th anniversary celebrations.
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Czechoslovakia
West Germany
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Uscernta Gundlung Padiy Gaia
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Warsaw
Poland
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Bild
Sofia
Bulgaria
Foreign Ministry
Peter Rothen
Erich Homecker
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Honecker
Anaper
Hungary
Rudolf Sellers
Helmut Kohl
Kohl
Ladislav Adamec
Hans Klein
ADN
West
Air Force tanker crashes near Perth Andover
A US Air Force KC-135 tanker returning to Loring Air Force Base crashed in woods north of Perth Andover New Brunswick around 6 am. Four aboard were on board and authorities said deaths were likely though the exact number was not yet known. A witness described the explosion as unbelievable and like fireworks.
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New Brunswick
Paul McNally
Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
Maine
Perth Andover
Fort Fairfield
Set
Wayne Shunamon
Royse Mounted Police
Port Andover
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Linda Postelle
Jane Thomas
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