People's Revolutionary Militia

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The People's Revolutionary Militia was a paramilitary organization in Grenada that served as the mass armed wing supporting the revolutionary government led by the New Jewel Movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
People's Revolutionary Militia canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf paramilitary organization ⓘ
activePeriod early 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
armedBranchType civilian militia ⓘ
armedWingOf New Jewel Movement ⓘ
associatedEvent Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
United States invasion of Grenada ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Grenada ⓘ
disbandedAfter United States invasion of Grenada in 1983 ⓘ
overthrow of the New Jewel Movement government in 1983 ⓘ
establishedAfter New Jewel Movement came to power in 1979 ⓘ
function mobilization of civilian supporters under arms ⓘ
governmentAllegiance People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
ideology Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
locatedIn Grenada ⓘ
opposedBy United States ⓘ
anti-government Grenadian opposition ⓘ
partOf Grenadian Revolution ⓘ
politicalAlignment left-wing ⓘ
recruitmentBase supporters of the New Jewel Movement ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
role internal security ⓘ
mass armed wing of the revolutionary government ⓘ
support to Grenadian armed forces ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
supportedGovernment People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada ⓘ
supportedParty New Jewel Movement ⓘ

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

New Jewel Movement → createdBody → People's Revolutionary Militia ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Government security apparatus → includes → People's Revolutionary Militia ⓘ