Contras, What Were They, and How Did They Affect Nicaragua?

The contras were an American backed rebel association brought in to overthrow the Nicaraguan administration customary of the Sandinistas. Contra strategies incorporated the unsystematic homicide of defenseless villagers in isolated areas. The burning of educational institutions, health centers and residences. They lacked any popular support in their country, but were very well equipped and frequently capable to crush the poorly prepared peoples armed forces of Nicaragua. They were utilized to frighten the local inhabitants into voting for an American supported aspirant in elections. The warning being that if the erroneous individual was voted for, the Contra measures would continue. The warning worked.
Affairs with the United States weakened little by little, particularly subsequent to Ronald Reagan becoming president in 1981. His government was strongly anti-Communist and was certain that the Sandinistas were behind rebel armed forces in other Central American countries and w...