Caribbean Peacekeeping Force

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The Caribbean Peacekeeping Force was a regional military coalition, largely organized by Caribbean nations with support from the United States, that intervened in Grenada in 1983 to restore order and democratic governance after a Marxist-led coup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military coalition
multinational military force
peacekeeping force
aimedTo restore democratic governance in Grenada
restore order in Grenada
stabilize political situation in Grenada
associatedWithOrganization OECS
surface form: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
countryInvolved Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Dominica
Jamaica
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasAftermath restoration of constitutional rule in Grenada
hasAllegedJustification protection of foreign nationals in Grenada
threat to regional stability
hasCasusBelli overthrow of Grenadian government in 1983
hasCommanderCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
hasConflictType military intervention
peace enforcement operation
hasIdeologicalContext anti-communism
hasNature US-backed regional intervention
hasOperationName Operation Urgent Fury
hasParticipantType Caribbean national armed forces
United States Armed Forces
surface form: United States armed forces
hasPrimaryObjective protection of civilians in Grenada
regional security
hasRegionalLeader Barbados
Jamaica
hasRole intervention force
legitimizedBy requests from some Eastern Caribbean states
location Caribbean region
Grenada
operatedIn Grenada
operationalTheater Eastern Caribbean
opposed Marxist-led coup in Grenada
organizedBy Caribbean Community states
regional Caribbean governments
partOf Operation Urgent Fury
surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
region Caribbean
resultedIn installation of an interim government in Grenada
removal of Grenada's Marxist military government
startTime 1983
October 1983
supportedBy United States of America
surface form: United States
timePeriod Cold War
usedLanguage English

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People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada overthrownBy Caribbean Peacekeeping Force
People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada overthrownBy Caribbean Peacekeeping Force
this entity surface form: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States forces
Urgent Fury hasParticipant Caribbean Peacekeeping Force
People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada) opponent Caribbean Peacekeeping Force