Congress Bans Covert Aid to Nicaraguan Contras
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Economics
- Subcategories: Congress, Senate, Senators, House of Representatives, Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Communism, Communists
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C., Central America, Nicaragua, Honduras
- Date: 1982-1986
Article abstract: President Ronald Reagan could not persuade Congress to authorize support to rebels fighting Nicaragua’s pro-Soviet government, but Reagan’s administration still managed to send aid.
The Contra Controversy
Throughout his career and presidency, Ronald Reagan was strongly opposed to the Soviet Union’s efforts to promote Communism around the world. He believed that the 1979 Sandinista revolution had brought Nicaragua into the “evil empire” of the Soviets. For him, Nicaraguans who fled into Honduras between 1979 and 1981 were...
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