Caribbean Peacekeeping Force

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The Caribbean Peacekeeping Force was a regional military coalition, largely organized by Caribbean nations with support from the United States, that intervened in Grenada in 1983 to restore order and democratic governance after a Marxist-led coup.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military coalition ⓘ
multinational military force ⓘ
peacekeeping force ⓘ
aimedTo restore democratic governance in Grenada ⓘ
restore order in Grenada ⓘ
stabilize political situation in Grenada ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States ⓘ
linked to: OECS
countryInvolved Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
Barbados ⓘ
Dominica ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ
Saint Lucia ⓘ
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasAftermath restoration of constitutional rule in Grenada ⓘ
hasAllegedJustification protection of foreign nationals in Grenada ⓘ
threat to regional stability ⓘ
hasCasusBelli overthrow of Grenadian government in 1983 ⓘ
hasCommanderCountry United States ⓘ
hasConflictType military intervention ⓘ
peace enforcement operation ⓘ
hasIdeologicalContext anti-communism ⓘ
hasNature US-backed regional intervention ⓘ
hasOperationName Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
hasParticipantType Caribbean national armed forces ⓘ
United States armed forces ⓘ
hasPrimaryObjective protection of civilians in Grenada ⓘ
regional security ⓘ
hasRegionalLeader Barbados ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ
hasRole intervention force ⓘ
legitimizedBy requests from some Eastern Caribbean states ⓘ
location Caribbean region ⓘ
Grenada ⓘ
operatedIn Grenada ⓘ
operationalTheater Eastern Caribbean ⓘ
opposed Marxist-led coup in Grenada ⓘ
organizedBy Caribbean Community states ⓘ
regional Caribbean governments ⓘ
partOf United States invasion of Grenada ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
resultedIn installation of an interim government in Grenada ⓘ
removal of Grenada's Marxist military government ⓘ
startTime 1983 ⓘ
October 1983 ⓘ
supportedBy United States ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War ⓘ
usedLanguage English ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada → overthrownBy → Caribbean Peacekeeping Force ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada → overthrownBy → Organization of Eastern Caribbean States forces ⓘ
linked to: Caribbean Peacekeeping Force
Urgent Fury → hasParticipant → Caribbean Peacekeeping Force ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada) → opponent → Caribbean Peacekeeping Force ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Army → opposedBy → Caribbean Peacekeeping Force ⓘ