Manuel , military leader; de facto head of state of Panama from 1983-89 (7)
I believe the answer is:
noriega
(Other definitions for noriega that I've seen before include "Panamanian general and president, convicted of drug trafficking in 1992" , "Panamanian dictator deposed by the USA in 1989" .)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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