Edwin Meese Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edwin Meese, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1984–19863 events1 places

Chronological biography

1984

Attorney General1984

Government / Republican Party Government · President of USA · Washington

Appointed Attorney General

1986

Scandal20 November 1986

Politics / Republican Party

Initiates a review of the Iran Contra Affair on the orders of President Reagan

Crisis25 November 1986

Politics / Republican Party

Announces North diverted $30 Iran arms sales to Swiss accounts for Nicaraguan Contras

Titles and roles

President of USA

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.