Boland Amendment
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The Boland Amendment was a series of U.S. legislative provisions in the early 1980s that restricted American government support for the Contra rebels in Nicaragua, setting the legal backdrop for the Iran–Contra affair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boland Amendment canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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legislative provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Central Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
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Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ National Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ United States intelligence agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ appropriated funds ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War legislation
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United States foreign relations law NERFINISHED ⓘ United States national security law ⓘ |
| chamber | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Nicaraguan Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Nicaraguan civil conflict ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1986 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent, more restrictive Boland provisions ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | prohibited support for military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first Boland Amendment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
second Boland Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ third Boland Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalContextFor | Iran–Contra affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
barred U.S. intelligence agencies from supporting efforts to overthrow the Nicaraguan government
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prohibited use of appropriated funds to support military activities of the Contras ⓘ restricted funding for military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| location | Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Contra rebels
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Nicaraguan Contras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward P. Boland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedActivity | overthrow of the Sandinista government ⓘ |
| opposedOrganization | Sandinista National Liberation Front government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Reagan administration
NERFINISHED
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U.S. congressional–executive conflict over foreign policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to limit U.S. involvement in the Nicaraguan civil conflict
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to restrict U.S. government support for the Contras ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | Iran–Contra affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restrictionType |
funding restriction
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prohibition on military aid ⓘ |
| sponsor | Edward P. Boland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1982 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| topic |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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United States foreign policy ⓘ congressional oversight of intelligence ⓘ covert operations ⓘ |
| violatedBy | covert Iran–Contra operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.