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Eugene Hasenfus, key figure in 1980s Iran-Contra affair, dies at 84
Hasenfus’s 1986 plane shootdown exposed secret CIA operations aiding Nicaraguan Contras, triggering a congressional probe into the Iran-Contra affair.
- Eugene Hasenfus, who played a key role in unraveling the Iran-Contra affair after his CIA-backed supply plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986, has died at 84.
- Hasenfus was captured by the Nicaraguan government after the plane crash and said the CIA was supervising the supply flights to the Contras.
- At first, the Reagan administration lied about the plane having no connection to the U.S. government before admitting it was part of a secret White House operation to support the Contras.
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Eugene Hasenfus, key figure in 1980s Iran-Contra affair, dies at 84
Eugene Hasenfus, who played a key role in unraveling the Iran-Contra affair after his CIA-backed supply plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986, has died.
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