Adolfo Calero

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Adolfo Calero was a leader of the Contras and opponent of the Sandinistas, he was charged with controlling the bank accounts into which money was deposited and then used to buy supplies and arms. He was brought to testify at Congressional hearings in May 1987. Since 1963, he was a CIA informant.

Calero studied in the United States, graduating from Notre Dame University and Syracuse University. In Managua, he managed the Coca-Cola botteling plant.