Marcos Justine Explained

Marcos Justine
Order2:Chief of the general staff
Term2:April 1987 - 20 December 1989
President2:Manuel Noriega
Predecessor2:Roberto Díaz Herrera
Successor2:Office abolished
Branch:Panama Defense Forces
Rank: Colonel
Commands:Panama Defense Forces
Battles:Invasion of Panama
Birth Name:Marcos Justine Fernández
Birth Date:1934
Death Date: (aged 83)
Death Place:Panama City, Panama
Alma Mater:Chorrillos Military School
School of the Americas

Marcos Justine Fernández (1934 – 7 June 2017) was a Panamanian military officer who was the last Chief of the general staff of the Panama Defense Forces under dictator Manuel Noriega before its dismantling following the 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.critica.com.pa/nacional/muere-marcos-justine-la-misma-edad-que-su-general-477296. es. critica.com. Marcos Justine dies, at the same age as his general. 12 August 2021.
  2. Web site: https://www.prensa.com/politica/Fallece-excoronel-Marco-Justine_0_4774022662.html. Former Colonel Marcos Justine passes away. es. La Prensa. Jose Gonzalez Pinilla. 7 June 2017. 12 August 2021.