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The Dictator's Playbook
Manuel Noriega
Season 1
Episode 4
Watch Manuel Noriega rise through the Panamanian military to become chief of intelligence – and then, military dictator. He spied for the United States, but in the end, money laundering, drug trafficking and political crimes led to his downfall.
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