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Who was murdered causing the relationship deterioration between Noriega and the United States?

  • Hugo Chavez

  • Hugo Spadafora

  • Arnulfo Arias

  • Omar Torrijos

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Hugo Spadafora was a Panamanian physician and political activist who was critical of the Noriega regime. He was murdered in 1985, and his body was found mutilated and bearing signs of torture. The murder caused outrage in Panama and the United States, and contributed to the deterioration of relations between the two countries.
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