How the US influenced conflicts in 1980s Latin America

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Wars begins with Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution, which promised egalitarian transformation through literacy crusades. But civil war erupted as United States President Ronald Reagan's administration covertly backed the Contra rebels, plunging the nation into turmoil and suffering.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support.

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