Grenadian Revolution
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The Grenadian Revolution was a 1979 Marxist-Leninist uprising in Grenada that overthrew Prime Minister Eric Gairy and established the People's Revolutionary Government under Maurice Bishop.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grenadian Revolution canonical | 4 |
| 1979 Grenada coup d'état | 1 |
| 1979 Grenadian Revolution | 1 |
| 1979 Grenadian coup d'état | 1 |
| Grenada Revolution | 1 |
| Grenadian Revolution of 1979 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist–Leninist revolution
ⓘ
political uprising ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Cuba ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grenadian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Grenada Revolution
|
| context | Cold War ⓘ |
| country | Grenada ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Urgent Fury
ⓘ
surface form:
1983 United States invasion of Grenada
internal power struggle within the New Jewel Movement ⓘ |
| governmentFormed |
People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Revolutionary Government
|
| hasKeyFigure |
Bernard Coard
ⓘ
Eric Gairy ⓘ Maurice Bishop ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentInstalled | Maurice Bishop ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black Power movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Power movement in the Caribbean
Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| internationalReaction |
concern from Western governments
ⓘ
support from Cuba ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Grenadian security forces loyal to Eric Gairy
ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| leader | Maurice Bishop ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
rule by decree
ⓘ
suspension of parliament ⓘ |
| location | St. George's, Grenada ⓘ |
| opposedBy | supporters of Eric Gairy ⓘ |
| organisedBy | New Jewel Movement ⓘ |
| overthrew | Eric Gairy ⓘ |
| overthrewGovernment |
Government of Eric Gairy
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Prime Minister Eric Gairy
|
| partOf | history of Grenada ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | left-wing ⓘ |
| precededBy | Government of Eric Gairy ⓘ |
| reason |
allegations of corruption and repression under Eric Gairy
ⓘ
desire for social and economic reforms ⓘ opposition to authoritarian rule of Eric Gairy ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of the People's Revolutionary Government
ⓘ
overthrow of Eric Gairy ⓘ rule by the New Jewel Movement ⓘ suspension of Grenada's constitution ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture of the Grenadian radio station
ⓘ
formation of the People's Revolutionary Government ⓘ seizure of the True Blue army barracks ⓘ |
| startDate | 1979-03-13 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1979 Grenadian coup d'état
this entity surface form:
Grenadian Revolution of 1979
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1979 Grenadian Revolution
this entity surface form:
Grenada Revolution
this entity surface form:
1979 Grenada coup d'état