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The '''Contras''' were a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-funded<ref>{{News citation|date=2007-04-26|title=Contra Organizations: The Contra Story|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/cocaine/contra-story/orgs.html|newspaper=Central Intelligence Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611194140/https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/cocaine/contra-story/orgs.html|archive-date=2008-06-11}}</ref> terrorist organization in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] that | The '''Contras''' were a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-funded<ref>{{News citation|date=2007-04-26|title=Contra Organizations: The Contra Story|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/cocaine/contra-story/orgs.html|newspaper=Central Intelligence Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611194140/https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/cocaine/contra-story/orgs.html|archive-date=2008-06-11}}</ref> terrorist organization in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] that fought against the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] government from 1979 to 1990.<ref>{{Citation|author=Bernard Nietschmann|title=Nicaragua|title-url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Nicaragua|chapter=History|section=The Sandinista government|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> They received their funding cocaine trafficking<ref>{{Citation|author=Kerry Committee|year=1996|title=The Contras, Cocaine, and Covert Operations|title-url=https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/index.html|chapter=Drug Trafficking and the Covert War|pdf=https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/docs/doc06.pdf|publisher=The National Security Archive}}</ref> and the [[United States of America|United States]] selling weapons to [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Malcolm Byrne, et al.|year=2006|title=The Iran-Contra Affair 20 Years On|title-url=https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB210/|publisher=The National Security Archive}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 1 November 2024
The Contras were a CIA-funded[1] terrorist organization in Nicaragua that fought against the Sandinista government from 1979 to 1990.[2] They received their funding cocaine trafficking[3] and the United States selling weapons to Iran.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Contra Organizations: The Contra Story" (2007-04-26). Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11.
- ↑ Bernard Nietschmann. Nicaragua: 'History; The Sandinista government'. Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ Kerry Committee (1996). The Contras, Cocaine, and Covert Operations: 'Drug Trafficking and the Covert War'. [PDF] The National Security Archive.
- ↑ Malcolm Byrne, et al. (2006). The Iran-Contra Affair 20 Years On. The National Security Archive.