{"slug": "irancontra-affair", "label": "Iran–Contra affair", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273659", "qid": "Q273659", "description": "The arms scandal about secret deal between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States in 1980s", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [1981, 1990], "span_label": ["1981 CE", "1990 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "iran", "label": "Iran", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "ronald-reagan", "label": "Ronald Reagan", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "nicaragua", "label": "Nicaragua", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "lebanon", "label": "Lebanon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "central-intelligence-agency", "label": "Central Intelligence Agency", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1981, "year_label": "1981 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 23", "text": "November 23 – Iran–Contra affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), authorizing the Central Intelligence Agency to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369107326#November", "title": "1981", "revid": 1369107326, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 3", "text": "November 3 – Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret, in order to secure the release of 7 American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373510075#November", "title": "1986", "revid": 1373510075, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 21", "text": "November 21 – Iran-Contra Affair: National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary, Fawn Hall, start shredding documents implicating them in selling weapons to Iran and channeling the proceeds to help fund the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373510075#November", "title": "1986", "revid": 1373510075, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1987, "year_label": "1987 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 4", "text": "March 4 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses the American people on the Iran–Contra affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had \"deteriorated\" into an arms-for-hostages deal.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372769014#March", "title": "1987", "revid": 1372769014, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1988, "year_label": "1988 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "March 16", "text": "March 16 – Iran–Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373532411#March", "title": "1988", "revid": 1373532411, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "May 4", "text": "May 4 – Oliver North is convicted in the United States on charges related to the Iran–Contra affair. His conviction is vacated on appeal in 1991.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#May", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "April 7", "text": "April 7 – Iran–Contra affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of 5 charges for his part in the scandal; the convictions are later reversed on appeal.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#April", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › April"}}]}