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{{stub}}The Contras were a collection of guerilla groups and political parties opposed to the [[communist]] government of [[Nicaragua]] in the 1980s. The [[United States of America|United States]] under President [[Ronald Reagan]] covertly supported the Contras.
{{stub}}The Contras were a collection of guerilla groups and political parties opposed to the [[communist]] government of [[Nicaragua]] in the 1980s. The [[United States of America|United States]] under President [[Ronald Reagan]] covertly supported the Contras and their death squads.
Revelations of this covert funding fueled the [[Iran-Contra_Affair|Iran-Contra affair]]. [[Oliver North]], who was intimately involved with the funding, is currently a senior correspondent at the [[Fox News Channel]].
Revelations of this covert funding fueled the [[Iran-Contra_Affair|Iran-Contra affair]]. [[Oliver North]], who was intimately involved with the funding, is currently a senior correspondent at the [[Fox News Channel]].
==Sources ==
==Sources ==
*[http://cuban-exile.com/doc_201-225/doc0224.html#Nicaragua Cuba: State Sponsored Terrorism] Nicaragua 1979.
*[http://cuban-exile.com/doc_201-225/doc0224.html#Nicaragua Cuba: State Sponsored Terrorism] Nicaragua 1979.
[[Category:Terrorists]]