JANUARY 1979-- Iranian revolution deposes the brutal Washington-backed Shah. The Shah had come to power in 1953 after a CIA-designed coup to oust democratically-elected President Mohammad Mossadeq.
JULY 1979 -- Lefist Sandanista revolution ousts Washington-backed right-wing Somoza regime in Nicaragua.
JANUARY 20, 1981 -- President Ronald Reagan inaugurated.
DECEMBER 1, 1981 -- Reagan issues Presidential Finding on Nicaragua, authorizing Washington support for right-wing Contra rebels.
DECEMBER 1982 -- Boland Amendment begins to limit funding for Reagan’s Contra aid.
OCTOBER 1984 -- New Boland Amendment makes illegal any funding for Contras, most stringent yet
MARCH 16, 1985 -- Oliver North’s “Fallback memo” discusses ways to circumvent Congressional barring of funds for Contra war.
AUGUST 1985 -- Reagan Administration begins selling arms to the [Islamic Republic of Iran, then engaged in a devastating war with Iraq](1
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