Fort Rupert

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Fort Rupert is a historic military fortification in St. George's, Grenada, that played a central role in the country's 1983 political upheaval and U.S.-led invasion.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fort Rupert canonical 2
Fort Rupert, St. George's 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fort ⓘ
historic military fortification ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWithConflict U.S.-Caribbean military intervention in Grenada ⓘ
internal power struggle within the Grenadian government in 1983 ⓘ
associatedWithEvent overthrow and killing of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop in 1983 ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Maurice Bishop ⓘ
members of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Grenada ⓘ
currentUse historic site ⓘ
tourist viewpoint ⓘ
hasFeature cannon emplacements ⓘ
fortified structures ⓘ
panoramic views of St. George's ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Grenada's national heritage ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cold War ⓘ
locatedIn Grenada ⓘ
St. George's ⓘ
linked to: St. George’s
locatedOn a hill above St. George's ⓘ
overlooks St. George's Harbour ⓘ
the capital of Grenada ⓘ
playedRoleIn 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada ⓘ
1983 political crisis in Grenada ⓘ
Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
significance site of key events leading to U.S. intervention in 1983 ⓘ
symbol of Grenada's modern political history ⓘ
strategicImportance commanding view of St. George's and surrounding coastline ⓘ
usedAs command post ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ
observation point ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Maurice Bishop → detainedAt → Fort Rupert ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Army → garrison → Fort Rupert, St. George's ⓘ
linked to: Fort Rupert