Marcos Justine
Marcos Justine | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the general staff | |
| In office April 1987 - 20 December 1989 | |
| President | Manuel Noriega |
| Preceded by | Roberto Díaz Herrera |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcos Justine Fernández 1934 |
| Died | 6 June 2017 (aged 83) Panama City, Panama |
| Alma mater | Chorrillos Military School School of the Americas |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Panama |
| Branch/service | Panama Defense Forces |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands | Panama Defense Forces |
| Battles/wars | Invasion of Panama |
Marcos Justine Fernández (1934 – 7 June 2017) was a Panamanian military officer who was the last
United States invasion of Panama in 1989
.
Before his time in the Defense Forces, he was the head of
National Police of Panama City and head of the Veraguas police zone.[1]
Following the invasion Justine was arrested and accused of embezzling $20 million from the National Bank of Panama during the dictatorship. He received a presidential pardon in 1996 and was released.
He suffered pneumonia and died on 6 June 2017 aged 83 at the Hospital Nacional in Panama City.[2]
References
- ^ "Marcos Justine dies, at the same age as his general" (in Spanish). critica.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Jose Gonzalez Pinilla (7 June 2017). "Former Colonel Marcos Justine passes away" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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