The Contras were anti-communist rebel groups that waged a guerrilla war against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990. They were formed by dissidents and former National Guard members, and received military and financial aid from the United States and other countries. The Contras were known for human rights violations and terrorism against civilians. The insurgency ended with a negotiated demobilization in 1990.
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founding the Nicaraguan Democratic Union (UDN), an opposition group of Nicaraguan exiles based in Miami