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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Contras canonical 10
Nicaraguan Contras 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

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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