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category: "Iran-Contra"
title: Oliver North
aliases:
- Oliver North
- Ollie North
- Oliver Laurence North
created: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-05-17
category: "Intelligence & Government"
tags:
- Person
- IranContra
- ArmsDealer
- Israel
- Dark_Alliance_Investigation
- DarkAllianceInvestigation
- 1980s
summary: "Marine lieutenant colonel and National Security Council staff member who ran the illegal Contra resupply operation from the White House, central figure in the Iran-Contra Affair implicated in drug trafficking, arms dealing, and obstruction of justice."
born: 1943-10-07
location: "San Antonio, Texas"
---
[[Oliver North]] was a Marine lieutenant colonel and National Security Council staff member who ran the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s illegal Contra resupply operation from the White House during the 1980s, making him a central figure in the [[Iran-Contra Affair]].[^1][^2] North oversaw the covert arms and funding pipeline to the [[Contras]] during periods when Congress had prohibited such assistance, operating what became known as "the Enterprise."
Oliver North was a Marine lieutenant colonel and National Security Council staff member who ran the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s illegal Contra resupply operation from the White House during the 1980s, making him a central figure in the [[Iran-Contra Affair]].[^1][^2] North oversaw the covert arms and funding pipeline to the [[Contras]] during periods when Congress had prohibited such assistance, operating what became known as "the Enterprise."
### Iran-Contra and the Octopus