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Adolfo Calero was born on 22 December, 1931 in Nicaragua, is a Nicaraguan politician (1931–2012). Discover Adolfo Calero's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 22 December, 1931
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Date of death 2 June, 2012
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Nationality Nicaragua

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1931

Adolfo Calero Portocarrero (December 22, 1931 – June 2, 2012) was a Nicaraguan businessman and the leader of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, the largest rebel group of the Contras, opposing the Sandinista government.

Calero was responsible for managing the bank accounts into which money was deposited and then used to buy supplies and arms for the Contras.

Calero was born on December 22, 1931, in Managua to Adolfo Calero Orozco (1899–1980) and María Portocarrero (1911–1944), who had married in 1927.

1933

He had three younger siblings: Myriam (b. 1933-2018) Mario (1935–1993) and Martha (b. 1943).

1953

The oldest of four children, he studied in the United States, graduating from University of Notre Dame in 1953 and Syracuse University.

In Managua, he managed the Coca-Cola bottling plant.

Calero was associated with the Conservative Party of Nicaragua.

1957

Calero married Maria Ernestina Lacayo on December 7, 1957.

1958

The couple had two children, Myriam (b. 1958) and Adolfo (1960–1994).

Calero has three grandchildren.

1963

From 1963, he was an informer for the CIA.

1979

Before the 1979 overthrow of the government of Anastasio Somoza, he had been briefly imprisoned, which gave credibility to his claims to have opposed Somoza as well as the Sandinistas.

1983

In early 1983, he joined the political directorate of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN).

By October he became its president, but many observers wondered about his real power because of the political wing's weak control over the military wing.

In a bid to unify contra factions and win aid from the US Congress, he became a member of the United Nicaraguan Opposition (UNO) triumvirate with Alfonso Robelo and Arturo Cruz.

Calero controlled the FDN through his deputy, Aristides Sánchez, and the Contras' military commander, Enrique Bermúdez, an alliance so tight that it was dubbed the "Iron Triangle."

However, there were tensions below the surface.

After the Sapoa ceasefire, Calero exploited discontent with Bermudez among the FDN's field commanders in an effort to push him out.

Heavy-handed intervention by the CIA helped to crush that effort.

Later, however, other commanders, with the blessing of the US State Department, ousted both their political and military leadership.

1987

He was brought to testify at hearings of the U.S. Congress in May 1987.

2011

On July 26, 2011, he published his book "Cronicas de un Contra", which narrates his participation during the 1980s in Nicaragua.

2012

Calero died in Managua on June 2, 2012, after complications from pneumonia and kidney failure.

He was survived by his wife, daughter, three grandchildren, and two sisters.

2017

In the 2017 film American Made, he was portrayed by Daniel Lugo.