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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 discovery that the Contras were armed by the proceeds of weapons sales to Iran by Isreal triggered the [[Iran-Contra Affair]]. |
Revision as of 20:50, 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 Contras were armed by the proceeds of weapons sales to Iran by Isreal triggered the Iran-Contra Affair.