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The Boland Amendment was an amendment to the Defense Appropriation Act of 1983, proposed by Edward Boland, a Democrat from Massachussetts. This amendment prohibited the US government from providing funds to the [[Contras]] to overthrow the Sandinista government of [[Nicaragua]]. | The Boland Amendment was an amendment to the Defense Appropriation Act of 1983, proposed by Edward Boland, a Democrat from Massachussetts. This amendment prohibited the US government from providing funds to the [[Contras]] to overthrow the Sandinista government of [[Nicaragua]]. | ||
| − | The discovery that the United States, through Israel, | + | The discovery that the United States provided funds to the Contras derived from the sale of weapons, through Israel, to Iran, triggered the [[Iran-Contra Affair]]. |
Revision as of 20:37, April 3, 2007
The Boland Amendment was an amendment to the Defense Appropriation Act of 1983, proposed by Edward Boland, a Democrat from Massachussetts. This amendment prohibited the US government from providing funds to the Contras to overthrow the Sandinista government of Nicaragua.
The discovery that the United States provided funds to the Contras derived from the sale of weapons, through Israel, to Iran, triggered the Iran-Contra Affair.