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[[File:First rally grenada revo.jpg|thumb|300px|First rally after the Grenadian "Revo", March 1979.]] | [[File:First rally grenada revo.jpg|thumb|300px|First rally after the Grenadian "Revo", March 1979.]] | ||
=== Grenadian revolution === | === Grenadian revolution === | ||
On 13 March 1979, the New Jewel Movement, led by [[Maurice Bishop]], overthrew Gairy's government and took power. | On 13 March 1979, the New Jewel Movement (NJM), led by [[Maurice Bishop]], overthrew Gairy's government and took power. This was done while Gairy was visiting the United States and there was little violence. The NJM formed a Peoples' Revolutionary Government (PRG) which included some non-NJM members. The new government implemented economic and social reform in areas including health care, education, housing, and women’s and children’s rights. International funding agencies observed a marked improvement in the economy.<ref>Amnesty International, 2003, p. 3.</ref> | ||
==Other works== | ==Other works== | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 14 May 2022
| Grenada Gwenad | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Capital | St. George's |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Elizabeth the Second |
• Governor-General | Dame Cécile La Grenade |
• Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell |
| Area | |
• Total | 348.5 km² |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 111,454 |
Grenada is an island country in the Caribbean. It flourished under a Marxist-Leninist Peoples' Revolutionary Government from 1979 until U.S. invasion in 1983.
History
Eric Gairy government
After independence from the United Kingdom, Grenada was led by Prime Minister Eric Gairy, who was supported by Augusto Pinochet and the Statesian mafia.
In January 1974, a general strike began Gairy. He responded by sending the Mongoose Gang, led by the assistant Chief of Police, to attack the anti-capitalist New Jewel Movement which was organizing against him.
In 1976, Gairy's Grenada United Labour Party won nine seats in the parliament and the New Jewel Movement's coalition won six.[1]
Grenadian revolution
On 13 March 1979, the New Jewel Movement (NJM), led by Maurice Bishop, overthrew Gairy's government and took power. This was done while Gairy was visiting the United States and there was little violence. The NJM formed a Peoples' Revolutionary Government (PRG) which included some non-NJM members. The new government implemented economic and social reform in areas including health care, education, housing, and women’s and children’s rights. International funding agencies observed a marked improvement in the economy.[2]
Other works
- Amnesty International, 2003. "The Grenada 17: Last of the cold war prisoners?" Report on mistreatment by U.S. forces of Bernard and Phyllis Coard and other captured members of the People's Revolutionary Government. Includes a brief historical sketch of the revolution.
- Committee to Free the Grenada 17, 2002. The October 1983 Grenada Tragedy: Whose Struggle for Power? Debunks various U.S. propaganda points including the idea that there was a conspiracy of Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard and others to remove Prime Minister Maurice Bishop from power.