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Ronald Reagan & the Contra War
“We denounce the assassinations and
tortures in Central
America
Much crying and despair
because of the
war our voice has to
reach the most tender
hearts…”
Entering the White House in January 1981, Ronald Reagan defined human rights as democracy promotion, the free market, and anti-communism—a framework that Reagan officials used to justify an aggressive effort to roll-back perceived communist gains in the Developing World. The leftist Nicaraguan government took center stage in Reagan’s aggressive Cold War policy