Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charlie Wilson (Texas politician)

American politician, born 1933

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1933

Place of Birth: Trinity, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 10-Feb-2010

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Charles Nesbitt Wilson (June 1, 1933 – February 10, 2010) was a United States naval officer and former 12-term Democratic United States Representative from Texas's 2nd congressional district. Wilson is best known for leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone, the largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation, which, under the Carter and Reagan administration, supplied military equipment including weapons such as obsolete FIM-43 Redeye MANPADS surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles and paramilitary officers from their Special Activities Division to the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War.
His behind-the-scenes campaign was the subject of the non-fiction book Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History by George Crile III and the subsequent film Charlie Wilson's War, starring Tom Hanks as Wilson.