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Trial

United States of America · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1925–1990Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1925

William Billy Mitchell17 December 1925

Warfare / Military

Found guilty of conduct prejudicial to the good of the armed services

1987

Oliver North7 July 1987

Warfare / Military

Gives public testimony on the Iran Contra affair

1989

Oliver North31 January 1989

Warfare / Military

Jury selection begins in the trial of former National Security Council aide Oliver North, charged in connection with the Iran-Contra affair

Oliver North12 February 1989

Warfare / Military

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

Oliver North1989

Warfare / Military

Fined $150,000

1990

Oliver North7 July 1990

Warfare / Military

Declares in front of the Iran-Contra hearings his actions were sanctioned by superiors

Names involved

Oliver NorthWilliam Billy Mitchell

Provenance

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