Trial7 July 1987
Gives public testimony on the Iran Contra affair
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Oliver North Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Oliver North, based on 7 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
7 records1987–19903 events0 places
Chronological biography
1987
1989
Dismissal1989
Dismissed for obstructing Congress & destroying documents & taking bribes
Trial1989
Fined $150,000
Election31 January 1989
Jury selection begins in the trial of former National Security Council aide Oliver North, charged in connection with the Iran-Contra affair
Trial31 January 1989
Jury selection begins in the trial of former National Security Council aide Oliver North, charged in connection with the Iran-Contra affair
Trial12 February 1989
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
1990
Trial7 July 1990
Declares in front of the Iran-Contra hearings his actions were sanctioned by superiors
Record provenance
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