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Ronald Reagan: Without the steady pressure created by an effective Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance supported by a determined United…

On the recordJanuary 26, 1988
Without the steady pressure created by an effective Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance supported by a determined United States, the Sandinistas will neither move toward democracy nor desist from aggression against their neighbors.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Request for Aid for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

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