Nicaragua
 Nicaragua      | |
|---|---|
| Location | Central America |
| Type |  nation state |
| Member of | Organisation of American States, UN |
| Subpage | •Nicaragua/Foreign Minister •Nicaragua/President •Nicaragua/Vice President |
Iran Contra
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
The so-called "Iran-Contra" operation was an off-the-books method of arming the Nicaraguan "contras" (a.k.a. "terrorists", a.k.a. "freedom fighters") using some of the profits of CIA drug trafficking.
Event
| Event |
|---|
| Operation Washtub |
Citizens of Nicaragua on Wikispooks
| Title | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann | 5 February 1933 | 8 June 2017 | |
| Anastasio Somoza Debayle | 5 December 1925 | 17 September 1980 | Third generation "our son of a bitch" |
| Anastasio Somoza García | 1 February 1896 | 29 September 1956 | With the help of the US Marine Corps started a family dictatorship that maintained absolute control over Nicaragua for 42 years. |
| Felix Maradiaga | 3 September 1976 | Nicaraguan academic with deep state connections |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIA Media Operations in Chile, Jamaica, and Nicaragua | Article | 16 March 1982 | Fred Landis | How the CIA takes over the major newspaper in a country targeted for regime change, and uses it as an instrument of destabilization. The method is still very much used in 2021. |
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