President Ronald Reagan - TIMELINE OF IRAN-CONTRA lyrics

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