Trial
Gives public testimony on the Iran Contra affair
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Oliver North Biography and Timeline
Follow Oliver North through 7 dated historical records for United States of America.
Oliver North, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1987–1990Years on this page
1987
1989
Election
Jury selection begins in the trial of former National Security Council aide Oliver North, charged in connection with the Iran-Contra affair
Trial
Jury selection begins in the trial of former National Security Council aide Oliver North, charged in connection with the Iran-Contra affair
Trial
The special prosecutor in the Iran-Contra case and the Justice Department reaches an agreement on protecting classified materials aimed at allowing the trial of Oliver North to proceed
Dismissal
Dismissed for obstructing Congress & destroying documents & taking bribes
Trial
Fined $150,000
1990
Trial
Declares in front of the Iran-Contra hearings his actions were sanctioned by superiors
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.