{{stub}}The Contras were a collection of guerilla groups and political parties oppressed to dubbed "counter-revolutionaries" by the leftist [[SandanistaSandinista]] government of [[Nicaragua]] in the 1980s. The [[United States of America|United States]] under President [[Ronald Reagan]] covertly supported the Contras and their death squads.
Revelations of this covert funding fueled the [[Iran-Contra_Affair|Iran-Contra affair]]. [[Oliver North]], who was intimately involved with the funding, is currently a senior correspondent at the [[Fox News Channel]].