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Sign in to saveThe Contras (from ) were the anti-communist right-wing rebels who waged a guerrilla war against the Marxist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the Junta of National Reconstruction, which came to power after the Nicaraguan Revolution in 1979. The insurgency against the Sandinista government lasted from 1979 until 1990, and was one of the highest profile conflicts of the Cold War.
Key facts
- Militant organization.name
- Contras
- Militant organization.war
- Contra War and Cold War
- Militant organization.image
- Contra commandas 1987.jpg
- Militant organization.image_size
- 275px
- Militant organization.caption
- The Nicaraguan Contras in Nueva Guinea in 1987
- Militant organization.active
- 1979–1990
- Militant organization.position
- Right-wing
- Militant organization.motives
- Overthrowing the left-wing FSLN government of Nicaragua
- Militant organization.clans<! listed as "groups" >
- F.D.N., A.R.D.E. Frente Sur, YATAMA, Misura
- Militant organization.size
- 16,000 (1986)
- Militant organization.opponents
- FSLN
- Militant organization.battles
- Major operations at La Trinidad, Rama highway, Siuna, and Bonanza. Numerous FSLN bases overrun throughout Jinotega, Matagalpa, Zelaya, Chontales, and Río San Juan.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Image
- Contra commandas 1987.jpg
- Political ideology
- anti-communism
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- inception
- 1979-01-01
- Commons category
- Contras (Nicaragua)
- native label
- Contras
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