The contras ( some references use the capitalized form , `` Contras '' ) is a label given to the various rebel groups that were active from 1979 through to the early 1990s in opposition to the Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government in Nicaragua .
The contras is the name given to the rebel groups that were active from 1979 through to the early 1990s . They were against the Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government in Nicaragua .