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The '''Boland Amendment''' was an amendment to the Defense Appropriation Act of 1983, proposed by Edward Boland, a [[Democrat]] from [[Massachusetts]]. 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 [[Massachusetts]]. 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 [[Israel]] triggered the [[Iran-Contra Affair]].
The discovery that the Contras were armed by the proceeds of [[weapons]] sales to [[Iran]] by [[Israel]] triggered the [[Iran-Contra Affair]].
[[Category:United States Law]]
[[Category:United States Law]]