#OTD 1986

With CIA backing, a group of right wing officers force the removal of, Walter Lopez Reyes, the head of the Honduran military.

According to Honduran sources, Reyes was forced out regarding his views on the contra presence in the county.

#IranContra
#OTD 1986With CIA backing, a group of right wing officers force the removal of, Walter Lopez Reyes, the head of the Honduran military.According to Honduran sources, Reyes was forced out regarding his views on the contra presence in the county. #IranContra
#OTD 1986With CIA backing, a group of right wing officers force the removal of, Walter Lopez Reyes, the head of the Honduran military.According to Honduran sources, Reyes was forced out regarding his views on the contra presence in the county. #IranContra
It doesn't get as much attention as El Salvador and Guatemala, but Honduras was also a repressive death squad state. https://twitter.com/OurHiddenHistry/status/1054526621703639040
The Honduran coup attempt in 1984 was lead by a favorite general of the United States and former Honduran military attache to Pinochet's Chile, Manuel Bueso Rosa.

Thread here 👇 https://twitter.com/OurHiddenHistry/status/1054200420405526529
All of the #IranContra #OTD tweets from:

The Chronology: The documented day-by-day account of the secret military assistance to Iran and the contras

The reference was prepared by the @NSArchive in 1987.

#IranContraOTD

Avail for digital loan here: https://archive.org/details/chronologydocume00arms
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