Marcos Justine

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Justine and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Marcos Justine
Chief of the general staff
In office
April 1987 - 20 December 1989
PresidentManuel Noriega
Preceded byRoberto Díaz Herrera
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born
Marcos Justine Fernández

1934
Died(2017-06-06)6 June 2017 (aged 83)
Panama City, Panama
Alma materChorrillos Military School
School of the Americas
Military service
Allegiance Panama
Branch/servicePanama Defense Forces
Rank Colonel
CommandsPanama Defense Forces
Battles/warsInvasion of Panama

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]

References

  1. ^ "Marcos Justine dies, at the same age as his general" (in Spanish). critica.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ Jose Gonzalez Pinilla (7 June 2017). "Former Colonel Marcos Justine passes away" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Retrieved 12 August 2021.


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