Support of the Contras and the right wing government in El Salvador (jan 20, 1981 – jan 20, 1989)
Description:
Secretary of State Alexander Haig feared the newly formed Sandinista governement in Nicaragua gave the Soviets a "safe house". Therefore the Reagan's administration backed a group of anticommunist counterrevolutionaries, known as the Contras. Congress made funding for El Salvador's governemnt dependent on the nation making progress n human rights.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 20, 1981
jan 20, 1989
~ 8 years