1982 - US-sponsored attacks by Contra rebels based in Honduras begin; state of emergency declared. 1984 - Daniel Ortega elected president; US mines Nicaraguan harbours. 1987-88 - Nicaraguan ...
He famously led the FSLN during the Nicaraguan Revolution that toppled dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979, which sparked a decade-long war with U.S.-backed Contra rebels. He lost power in elections ...
Ronald Reagan's efforts to eradicate Communism spanned the globe, but the insurgent Contras' cause in Nicaragua was particularly dear to him. Battling the Cuban-backed Sandinistas, the Contras ...
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