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Grenada

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Grenada
Gwenad
Flag of Grenada
Flag
CapitalSt. George's
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentParliamentary 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.

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, led by Maurice Bishop, overthrew Gairy's government and took power.

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.

References

  1. David Adams (1979). Workers and Peasants Topple Grenada Regime. The Burning Spear. [MIA]