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The Nicaraguan Democratic Force (Fuerza Democrática Nicaragüense, or FDN) was one of the earliest Contra groups, formed on August 11, 1981 in Guatemala City. It was formed to oppose Nicaragua's revolutionary Sandinista government following the 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. It merged the 15th of September Legion, which comprised mostly former members of Somoza's National Guard, with the Nicaraguan Democratic Union, an organization of émigrés from the business and professional classes. The new FDN also began assimilating the MILPAS movement, bands led by disenchanted former MAP-ML guerrillas. The FDN military was under the command of former National Guard colonel Enrique Bermúdez. The FDN was heavily backed by the Central Intelligence Agency and the Reagan administration.[1] The FDN was also alleged to be engaged in drug trafficking in order to finance its war against the Sandinista government. [2]
^Webb, Gary (1998). Dark Alliance. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-888363-93-7.
^Barger, Brian; Parry, Robert (1985-12-27). "Nicaragua Rebels Linked to Drug Trafficking" (PDF). Washington Post.
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