Government of Eric Gairy

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The Government of Eric Gairy was the administration of Grenadian Prime Minister Eric Gairy, known for its authoritarian tendencies, political unrest, and eventual overthrow in a 1979 coup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government
political administration
associatedWithEvent post-independence politics of Grenada
pre-independence politics of Grenada
characterizedBy civil unrest
human rights abuses
labor unrest
political repression
political unrest
use of paramilitary forces
country Grenada
countryCapital St. George's
endCause coup d'état
followedBy People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
governs Grenadian society
hasOppositionMovement New Jewel Movement
hasReputation authoritarian government in the Caribbean region
hasTypeOfConflict domestic political conflict
headedBy Eric Gairy
headOfGovernment Eric Gairy
ideology authoritarianism
leaderTitle Prime Minister of Grenada
notableFor allegations of corruption
suppression of political opposition
tensions with trade unions
use of security forces against demonstrators
opposedBy Maurice Bishop
New Jewel Movement
overthrowEvent Grenadian Revolution
surface form: 1979 Grenadian coup d'état
overthrownBy Maurice Bishop
New Jewel Movement
overthrownIn 1979
politicalSystem de facto authoritarian rule
parliamentary system (formally)
precededBy colonial administration of Grenada
timePeriod 1970s
usedOrganization Mongoose Gang

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Grenadian Revolution overthrewGovernment Government of Eric Gairy
this entity surface form: Government of Prime Minister Eric Gairy
Grenadian Revolution precededBy Government of Eric Gairy