Iran–Contra affair
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The Iran–Contra affair was a major 1980s U.S. political scandal in which senior officials secretly facilitated arms sales to Iran and diverted the proceeds to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua, circumventing congressional restrictions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iran–Contra affair canonical | 9 |
| Iran-Contra investigation | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
ⓘ
United States political scandal ⓘ political scandal ⓘ |
| cause |
Reagan administration support for Contras
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desire to free American hostages in Lebanon ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
Tower Commission
ⓘ
Walsh report ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| facetOf |
Nicaraguan Revolution
ⓘ
Reagan administration ⓘ United States foreign policy in Latin America ⓘ Iran–United States relations ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Iran relations
|
| follows | Boland Amendment ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Reagan administration scandal
ⓘ
Tower Commission report ⓘ Walsh investigation ⓘ congressional investigations ⓘ damage to Reagan administration credibility ⓘ indictments of U.S. officials ⓘ public controversy over executive power ⓘ |
| hasPart |
covert funding of the Contras
ⓘ
secret arms sales to Iran ⓘ |
| location |
Iran
ⓘ
Nicaragua ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Contra rebels in Nicaragua
ⓘ
arms sales to Iran ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive U.S. news coverage ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1986 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1987 congressional hearings
ⓘ
November 1986 public revelation ⓘ |
| significantParticipant |
Caspar Weinberger
ⓘ
Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ Contras ⓘ Elliott Abrams ⓘ George H. W. Bush ⓘ Government of Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian government
John Poindexter ⓘ Supreme National Security Council ⓘ
surface form:
National Security Council
Oliver North ⓘ Robert McFarlane ⓘ Ronald Reagan ⓘ Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ
surface form:
Sandinista government
United States Congress ⓘ William J. Casey ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| violates |
Boland Amendment
ⓘ
U.S. congressional restrictions on Contra funding ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Iran-Contra investigation