Contras

E720613

paramilitary organization rebel group

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.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nicaraguan Contras	1

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Nicaragua ⓘ
demobilization	early 1990s demobilization ⓘ
fragmentedInto	various factions ⓘ
fundedBy	Iran–Contra arms sales proceeds ⓘ covert U.S. operations ⓘ
fundingControversy	Iran–Contra affair NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Congressional bans on military aid ⓘ
notableFaction	Nicaraguan Democratic Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedFrom	Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedIn	Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo	Nicaraguan Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandinista National Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandinista government of Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	freedom fighters by Reagan administration ⓘ
recruitedFrom	Nicaraguan peasants ⓘ former members of Somoza National Guard ⓘ
region	Central America ⓘ
relatedEvent	1984 Nicaraguan general election NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultOf	Sandinista victory over Somoza dictatorship ⓘ
supportedBy	Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan administration NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
tactics	cross-border raids ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ sabotage of infrastructure ⓘ
trainedBy	Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ United States military advisers NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iran–Contra affair → significantParticipant → Contras ⓘ

Sandinista National Liberation Front → opposedBy → Contras ⓘ

Contra War → hasParticipant → Contras ⓘ

Contra War → opponent → Contras ⓘ

Nicaraguan Civil War → hasParticipant → Contras ⓘ

Nicaraguan Civil War → opposingForce → Contras ⓘ

Central American conflicts of the 1980s → involved → Contras ⓘ

Kill the Messenger → subject → Contras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nicaraguan Contras