Contras
Contras
The group that fought communists in Nicaragua in 1980 was the contras (U.S. freedom fighters)
Anti-Sandinista forces are commonly referred to as "Contras." This term specifically applies to the Nicaraguan rebel groups that opposed the Sandinista government during the 1980s. The Contras were supported by the United States in their efforts to overthrow the Sandinista regime, which had come to power after the overthrow of dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979.
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Oliver North took the blame for Ronald Reagan about the Contras.The CIA gave money to the Contras in Nicaragua.The Iran Contra affair was a political scandal for Ronald Reagan.
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The Boland Amendment is most closely associated with restricting U.S. government assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua during the 1980s, focusing on prohibiting the funding of military activities against the Sandinista government.
The making of a secret deal by Ronald Reagan with Iranians to prevent the release of hostages until Carter lost the the 1980's elections. He then illegally sold the Iranians missiles and funneled the money to the Nicaraguan Contras, his private terrorist army.
The name for the groups is the "Contras," from the Spanish word contra meaning against or opposing.