Coup fails to oust Noriega

Title

Coup fails to oust Noriega

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

4 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:48

Description

Nick Peters reports from Washington DC on an attempted coup in Panama where General Manuel Noriega has survived an attempt to oust him by middle-ranking officers of the Panama defence forces. The failure to overthrow Noriega is seen as an embarrassment for the United States. Includes interviews with former US President, Ronald Reagan; current US President, George H.W. Bush; Senator David Boren; former Panamanian ambassador to the US, Juan Sosa. Broadcast on LBC FM Breakfast.

Contributors

Nick Peters; Ronald Reagan; David Boren; George H. W. Bush; Juan Sosa

Keywords

USA; Revolutions; Political systems; Heads of state; Presidents; Dictatorship; Panama; Manuel Noriega

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