Oliver North, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Oliver North

US Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, claimed partial responsibility for clandestinely selling weapons to Iran and channeling profits to Contras in Nicaragua

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Profession: writer, military officer, television presenter, columnist, radio personality

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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About Oliver North

  • Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.
  • He was convicted in the Iran–Contra affair of the late 1980s, but his convictions were vacated and reversed, and all charges against him dismissed in 1991. North is primarily remembered for his term as a National Security Council staff member during the Iran-Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s.
  • The scandal involved the illegal sale of weapons to Iran to encourage the release of U.S.
  • hostages then held in Lebanon.
  • North formulated the second part of the plan, which was to divert proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel groups in Nicaragua, which had been specifically prohibited under the Boland Amendment.
  • North was granted limited immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying before Congress about the scheme. From 2001 to 2016, North hosted War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News. In May 2018, North was chosen as president of the National Rifle Association; he began his term in September.
  • On April 27, 2019, he resigned.
  • North was succeeded by Carolyn D.
  • Meadows.

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