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Charlie Wilson

U.S. representative from Texas who helped fund the Afghan resistance in the 1980s.

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Dates
1933 – 10 Feb 2010
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  1. Life 1933 – 10 Feb 2010
  2. member of U.S. Congress (U.S. Representative from Texas) 1973–1996

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  • U.S. Congress 1973–1996 U.S. Representative from Texas Scholarship & press 12

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  1. 1933 – 10 Feb 2010 Charlie Wilson
  2. 1973–1996 Charlie Wilson member of U.S. Congress
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  1. Charlie Wilson, Former Congressman From Texas, Dies at 76, ABC News, 10 Feb 2010. Scholarship & press
    Whether Wilson, who represented the 2nd district in east Texas in the U.S. House from 1973 to 1996, was as crucial to the Afghan war against the Soviets as Crile's book and Nichols' film suggests is somewhat controversial among historians.
  2. “Charlie Wilson’s War” would be harder to fight these days, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb 2010. Scholarship & press
    Rep. Charlie Wilson (D) of Texas, who died Wednesday
  3. Afghanistan: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1973-1990 (essay by Steve Galster), National Security Archive, 9 Oct 2001. Scholarship & press
    In 1984, Wilson used his powerful position on the House Intelligence Committee to tack on an additional $50 million for Afghan covert aid
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