Miscellaneous - Editor - 11 December 2006
Nicaragua - Origins and Effects of the Contra War
The Contra War took place in the Central American nation of Nicaragua and lasted approximately from 1981 to 1988. The war began as a series of rebellions against the Sandinista government of Nicaragua that that overthrown the Somoza dictatorship in 1979. The various factions and armies involved in the Contra War against the Sandinistas cooperated very loosely and in general had their own agendas, which greatly hindered their common goal of removing the Sandinistas from power.
