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| 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, 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.
- 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.