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The '''Contras''' were a collection of freedom fighters and political activists opposed to [[communism]] in [[Nicaragua]] in the 1980s. They were dubbed "counter-revolutionaries" by the leftist [[Sandinista]] government of [[Nicaragua]] in the 1980s. The [[United States of America|United States]] under Presidents [[Jimmy Carter]] <ref> "After the Sandinistas took power, Carter authorized the CIA to provide financial and other support to their opponents." [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/Nicaragua_KH.html] </ref>
The '''Contras''' were a collection of freedom fighters and political activists opposed to [[communism]] in [[Nicaragua]] in the 1980s. They were dubbed "counter-revolutionaries" by the leftist [[Sandinista]] government of [[Nicaragua]] in the 1980s. The [[United States of America|United States]] under Presidents [[Jimmy Carter]] <ref>"After the Sandinistas took power, Carter authorized the CIA to provide financial and other support to their opponents." [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/Nicaragua_KH.html]</ref>
and [[Ronald Reagan]] covertly supported the Contras.
and [[Ronald Reagan]] covertly supported the Contras.
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]]. No one was ever convicted of violating any law by finding the Contras. Convictions for other aspects of the covert operation were overturned on appeal.
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]]. No one was ever convicted of violating any law by finding the Contras. Convictions for other aspects of the covert operation were overturned on appeal.
Leftist propaganda portrayed them as even more notorious brutes than the [[Sandinistas]]. According to this portrayal, the Contras "regularly destroyed health centers, [[school]]s, agricultural cooperatives, and community centers-symbols of the Sandinistas' social programs in rural areas." <ref>[http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/Nicaragua_KH.html www.thirdworldtraveler.com, a Leftist website]</ref>
Leftist propaganda portrayed them as even more notorious brutes than the [[Sandinistas]]. According to this portrayal, the Contras "regularly destroyed health centers, [[school]]s, agricultural cooperatives, and community centers-symbols of the Sandinistas' social programs in rural areas." <ref>[http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/Nicaragua_KH.html www.thirdworldtraveler.com, a Leftist website]</ref>
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