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|skills = Guerrilla warfare training | |skills = Guerrilla warfare training | ||
|goals = Overthrow the FSLN government of Nicaragua (successful) | |goals = Overthrow the FSLN government of Nicaragua (successful) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Human rights violations<br>Kidnapping<br>[[Torture]]<br>Destruction of property<br>Rape<br>Extrajudicial [[murder]]<br>[[Arson]] | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Destruction of property<br>Rape<br>Extrajudicial [[murder]]<br>[[Arson]] | ||
|type of villains = Terrorists}} | |type of villains = Terrorists}} | ||
The '''Contras''' were an anti-[[Communist]] organization in Nicaragua. Their tactics involved the destruction of civilian areas. The United States sent them funds until their deadly activities were discovered. Not long after, the [[Iran-Contra affair]] occurred, in which the Reagan Administration sold weapons to Iran and paid the Contras with the funds from the sales. However, the sales were discovered, and the people involved, particularly [[Oliver North]], were tried and acquitted for their involvement. The Contras disbanded in 1990 after the failed election of their rivals, the Sandanistas. | The '''Contras''' were an anti-[[Communist]] organization in Nicaragua. Their tactics involved the destruction of civilian areas. The United States sent them funds until their deadly activities were discovered. Not long after, the [[Iran-Contra affair]] occurred, in which the Reagan Administration sold weapons to Iran and paid the Contras with the funds from the sales. However, the sales were discovered, and the people involved, particularly [[Oliver North]], were tried and acquitted for their involvement. The Contras disbanded in 1990 after the failed election of their rivals, the Sandanistas. | ||