Adolfo Calero

Adolfo Calero Portocarrero (born December 22, 1931) was a Nicaraguan businessman, and leader of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, which was the largest contra rebel group opposing the Sandinista government. In the contra leadership, Calero was responsible for managing the bank accounts into which money was deposited and then used to buy supplies and arms. He was brought to testify at U.S. Congressional hearings in May 1987. Calero was born in Managua to Adolfo Calero Orozco (1899–1980) and María Portocarrero (1911–1944) who got married in 1927, he was 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...