History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2278 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Contras
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The idea
Reagan authorised the CIA to equip and train the Contras, anti-Sandinista Nicaraguans, to oust Daniel Ortega's government.
In practice
The Boland Amendment of nineteen eighty-two, passed by the House four hundred eleven to nothing, barring American funds to the Contras, as the Yawp records.
Where people slip
Digital History adds that Congress ended all covert aid to the Contras in nineteen eighty-four.
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