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The '''New Jewel Movement (NJM)''' was the [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] [[vanguard party]] of the [[People's Revolutionary Government (Grenada)|People's Revolutionary Government]] ([[Grenada]]). It was led by Comrade [[Maurice Bishop]]. The party gained power in a bloodless coup on March 13, 1979. Bishop was assassinated in October 1983, leading to turmoil on the island, resulting in the [[United States]] intervening; the party was disbanded soon after.
{{Infobox political party|name=New Jewel Movement|logo=New JEWEL Movement logo.png|founded=11 March 1973|abbreviation=|dissolution=29 October 1983|newspaper=''The New Jewel''||political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Pan-Africanism]]<br>[[Anti-Colonialism]]}}
The '''New Jewel Movement (NJM; ''New Joint Endeavor for Welfare, Education, and Liberation'')''' was the [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] [[vanguard party]] of the [[People's Revolutionary Government (Grenada)|People's Revolutionary Government]] of [[Grenada]]. It was led by Comrade [[Maurice Bishop]]. The party gained power in a bloodless coup on March 13, 1979. Bishop was assassinated in October 1983, leading to turmoil on the island, resulting in the [[United States]] intervening; the party was disbanded soon after.


[[File:New JEWEL Movement logo.png|thumb|Logo for the '''New Jewel Movement''' ('''NJM'''; '''New Joint Endeavor for Welfare, Education, and Liberation)''']]


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New Jewel Movement

Founded11 March 1973
Dissolved29 October 1983
NewspaperThe New Jewel
Political orientationMarxism-Leninism
Anti-imperialism
Pan-Africanism
Anti-Colonialism

The New Jewel Movement (NJM; New Joint Endeavor for Welfare, Education, and Liberation) was the Marxist-Leninist vanguard party of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada. It was led by Comrade Maurice Bishop. The party gained power in a bloodless coup on March 13, 1979. Bishop was assassinated in October 1983, leading to turmoil on the island, resulting in the United States intervening; the party was disbanded soon after.