Grenadian Revolution

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The Grenadian Revolution was a 1979 Marxist-Leninist uprising in Grenada that overthrew Prime Minister Eric Gairy and established the People's Revolutionary Government under Maurice Bishop.

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instanceOf Marxist–Leninist revolution ⓘ
political uprising ⓘ
revolution ⓘ
alliedWith Cuba ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Grenada Revolution ⓘ
context Cold War ⓘ
country Grenada ⓘ
followedBy 1983 United States invasion of Grenada ⓘ
internal power struggle within the New Jewel Movement ⓘ
governmentFormed People's Revolutionary Government ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Bernard Coard ⓘ
Eric Gairy ⓘ
Maurice Bishop ⓘ
headOfGovernmentInstalled Maurice Bishop ⓘ
ideology Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
influencedBy Black Power movement in the Caribbean ⓘ
Cuban Revolution ⓘ
internationalReaction concern from Western governments ⓘ
support from Cuba ⓘ
involvedParty Grenadian security forces loyal to Eric Gairy ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Army ⓘ
leader Maurice Bishop ⓘ
legalConsequence rule by decree ⓘ
suspension of parliament ⓘ
location St. George's, Grenada ⓘ
opposedBy supporters of Eric Gairy ⓘ
organisedBy New Jewel Movement ⓘ
overthrew Eric Gairy ⓘ
overthrewGovernment Government of Prime Minister Eric Gairy ⓘ
partOf history of Grenada ⓘ
politicalOrientation left-wing ⓘ
precededBy Government of Eric Gairy ⓘ
reason allegations of corruption and repression under Eric Gairy ⓘ
desire for social and economic reforms ⓘ
opposition to authoritarian rule of Eric Gairy ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
result establishment of the People's Revolutionary Government ⓘ
overthrow of Eric Gairy ⓘ
rule by the New Jewel Movement ⓘ
suspension of Grenada's constitution ⓘ
significantEvent capture of the Grenadian radio station ⓘ
formation of the People's Revolutionary Government ⓘ
seizure of the True Blue army barracks ⓘ
startDate 1979-03-13 ⓘ
timePeriod late 20th century ⓘ
year 1979 ⓘ

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Government of Eric Gairy → overthrowEvent → 1979 Grenadian coup d'état ⓘ
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Maurice Bishop → notableEvent → Grenadian Revolution of 1979 ⓘ
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New Jewel Movement → ledRevolution → 1979 Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
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Grenadian Revolution → alsoKnownAs → Grenada Revolution ⓘ
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Bernard Coard → movement → Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
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John Bishop → hasSpokenPubliclyAbout → Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
Unison Whiteman → participatedIn → Grenadian Revolution of 1979 ⓘ
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New Jewel Movement → ledRevolution → 1979 Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
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People's Revolutionary Army → foundedAfterEvent → 1979 Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
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People's Revolutionary Army → associatedEvent → 1979 Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
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People's Revolutionary Militia → partOf → Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
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Hudson Austin → notableEvent → 1979 Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
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Hudson Austin → politicalMovement → Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Government security apparatus → establishedAfter → 1979 Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
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Cold War in the Caribbean → hasKeyEvent → Grenada Revolution ⓘ
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Richmond Hill Prison, Grenada → associatedWith → Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
Phyllis Coard → participantIn → Grenadian Revolution ⓘ