General Noriega rigs election in Panama

Title

General Noriega rigs election in Panama

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:20

Description

John Alcock reports on the election in Panama. British MP Steven Norris on the rigging of the poll by military dictator General Manuel Noriega. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater voicing President George Bush’s condemnation. Former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger calling for the use of military force. Former President, Jimmy Carter arguing this would turn the Panamanian people against the United States.

Contributors

Jimmy Carter; Henry Kissinger; Steven Norris; John Alcock; Marlin Fitzwater

Keywords

USA; Elections; Politics; South America; Panama; George H. W. Bush; Manuel Noriega

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