Contras

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The Contras were U.S.-backed Nicaraguan rebel groups that fought against the leftist Sandinista government during the 1980s Cold War conflicts in Central America.

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Label Occurrences
Contras canonical 10
Nicaraguan Contras 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf paramilitary organization
rebel group
accusedOf human rights abuses
terrorism
activePeriodEnd early 1990s
activePeriodStart 1979
early 1980s
ceasefire 1988 ceasefire agreements
condemnedBy international human rights organizations
conflict Cold War
Nicaraguan Civil War
country Nicaragua
demobilization early 1990s demobilization
fragmentedInto various factions
fundedBy Iran–Contra arms sales proceeds
covert U.S. operations
fundingControversy Iran–Contra affair
goal halt spread of leftist influence in Central America
overthrow Sandinista government
ideology anti-communism
right-wing
impact destabilization of Nicaragua during 1980s
influencedBy U.S. Cold War containment policy
legalIssue Boland Amendment
U.S. Congressional bans on military aid
notableFaction Nicaraguan Democratic Force
Southern Front
operatedFrom Costa Rica
Honduras
operatedIn Nicaragua
opposedTo Nicaraguan Revolution
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Sandinista government of Nicaragua
recognizedAs freedom fighters by Reagan administration
recruitedFrom Nicaraguan peasants
former members of Somoza National Guard
region Central America
relatedEvent 1984 Nicaraguan general election
resultOf Sandinista victory over Somoza dictatorship
supportedBy Central Intelligence Agency
Ronald Reagan administration
United States
tactics cross-border raids
guerrilla warfare
sabotage of infrastructure
trainedBy Central Intelligence Agency
United States military advisers

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