Contra War
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The Contra War was a U.S.-backed insurgency in 1980s Nicaragua in which counterrevolutionary forces fought the leftist Sandinista government that had come to power after the Nicaraguan Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contra War canonical | 4 |
| Contra rebels | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ proxy war ⓘ |
| aftermath |
demobilization and reintegration programs for ex-Contras
ⓘ
long-term political polarization in Nicaragua ⓘ |
| casualties |
large number of civilian casualties
ⓘ
tens of thousands of deaths ⓘ |
| commandedBy | various Contra field commanders ⓘ |
| conflictType | insurgency ⓘ |
| country | Nicaragua ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990 ⓘ |
| fundingMethod |
covert U.S. congressional appropriations
ⓘ
proceeds from secret arms sales to Iran ⓘ |
| goal |
halt spread of leftist influence in Central America
ⓘ
overthrow Sandinista government ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Nicaraguan Revolution
ⓘ
U.S. opposition to leftist Sandinista government ⓘ overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Contras ⓘ Costa Rica ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| humanRightsRecord |
reports of abuses by Sandinista security forces
ⓘ
widespread human rights abuses by Contra forces ⓘ |
| ICJJudgment | United States found to have violated international law ⓘ |
| ideologyOfOneSide | anti-communism ⓘ |
| ideologyOfOtherSide | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject of International Court of Justice case Nicaragua v. United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central America ⓘ |
| natureOfConflict | counterrevolutionary war ⓘ |
| opponent |
Contras
ⓘ
Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Cuba
ⓘ
Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ
surface form:
Sandinista government of Nicaragua
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Boland Amendment
ⓘ
Iran–Contra affair ⓘ U.S. covert operations in Latin America ⓘ |
| result |
continued political influence of Sandinista movement
ⓘ
demobilization of most Contra forces ⓘ electoral defeat of Sandinistas in 1990 Nicaraguan general election ⓘ |
| startTime |
1979
ⓘ
early 1980s ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Reagan administration ⓘ
surface form:
Ronald Reagan administration
United States government ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
covert operations
ⓘ
economic sabotage ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Contra rebels