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Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel . A veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late ...
May 1, 2024 · Oliver North (born October 7, 1943, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.) is a U.S. Marine Corps officer, conservative political commentator, and author who was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair in the 1980s. North graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the Vietnam War.
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July 5, 2014 7:00 AM EDT. 25 years ago, Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North did something really, really bad. He sold weapons to Iran in an effort to help fund rebels fighting Nicaragua’s...
May 8, 2024 · Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North. Date: November 1986. Key People: William J. Casey. Oliver North. John M. Poindexter. Ronald Reagan. Warren Rudman. Top Questions. What was the Iran-Contra Affair? Whom did the U.S. government support in Nicaragua? Under whose presidency did the Iran-Contra affair take place?
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Iran-Contra Affair was a U.S. political scandal in which the National Security Council (NSC) became involved in secret weapons transactions and...
- The U.S. government provided military aid and financial support for the warring Nicaraguan opponents of the Sandinista regime, the contras, whom Pr...
- The Iran-Contra Affair was a U.S. political scandal that took place during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. Oliver North, former deputy-director of the National Security Council, was implicated in the Iran-Contra affair and forced to resign. He was convicted of three...
Jan 24, 2024 · Former National Rifle Association President Oliver North was ousted after he raised concerns about corruption within the gun-lobbying group, he testified Tuesday at a civil corruption trial in...
In late 1985, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North of the National Security Council (NSC) diverted a portion of the proceeds from the Iranian weapon sales to fund the Contras, a group of anti- Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) rebels, in their insurgency against the socialist government of Nicaragua.
