Question: when did the civil war in nicaragua start
Answer: Nicaraguan Revolution Part of the Central American crisis and the Cold War Date 1962 -- 1990 ( 28 years ) Location Nicaragua Result FSLN military victory in 1979 Overthrow of Somoza government Insurgency of the Contras Electoral victory of the National Opposition Union in 1990 FSLN retained most of their executive apparatus Belligerents Somoza government National Guard Contras ( 1981 -- 90 ) Supported by : United States Israel Saudi Arabia Honduras Chile Brazil Paraguay Argentina ( 1961 -- 83 ) Panama West Germany Pakistan Philippines Iran ( Indirectly ) FSLN EPS Supported by : Libya Soviet